Life of Frank Buckland

Bompas, George C.

Published by Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1885

About this Item

Possibly first edition (?), portrait frontispiece, pp x, 433, age-toned and a little weak internally, the fore-edge soiled, publisher's green cloth scuffed and slightly marked and worn. [Frank Buckland, was an English surgeon, zoologist, popular author and natural historian. He was born in a noted family of naturalists. After a brief career in medicine he took an interest in fishes and other matters. He was one of the key members and founders of the acclimatisation society in Britain, an organization that supported the introduction of new plants and animals as food sources which was influenced by his interest in eating and tasting a range of exotic animal meats, a practice which he adopted from his father.].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life of Frank Buckland
• Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co, London
• Publication Date: 1885
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History
  • Biography
  • Victorian