pp.96 with 8 b/w. photographs. Small 8vo. Some scattered foxing, mainly to end papers. Pages rough-cut as published, one section opened a little clumsily. Bound in original quarter cloth over paper boards. A thor. vg. copy. Eric Duffey s address label and signature to front pastedown, along with a short note, "Formerly in library of W.S. Bristowe, on his death bought by E.D.". Very scarce. The Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (1828 1917) was an English clergyman, zoologist and world authority on spiders. This fascinating memoir of his life was written by his son, Arthur Wallace. Contains an 18-page section dedicated to the writings of Rev. Pickard-Cambridge in the fields of Antiquarian and Miscellaneous, Meterology, Mammalia, Reptilia, Ornithology, Central Entomology and Other Orders , Lepidoptera and finally, Arachnida. Seller Inventory # 56676

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Title: Memoir of the Reverend Octavius ...

Publisher: Printed for Private Circulation, Oxford. 1918

Binding: Hardcover

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A bookseller in Hay-on-Wye (Town of Books) dealing only in Natural History, Gardening, Botany, Ornithology and Beekeeping. Our hours of business are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm and Saturdays 9.30am to midday. Outside these hours, we have an answerphone service. You can visit us. We buy and sell books in these subject areas. Established in 1980. We also sell by issuing catalogues 3 or 4 times a year. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA). C.Arden Bookseller The Nursery, Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye, .HR3 5DT United Kingdom Tel. No.: 01497 820471 Email: ardenbooks@btinternet.com

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