Frontispiece (of giraffes) and t.p. loose, advertisement for Wright & Company on front pastedown, , binding weak. Illustrated by Landseer and with numerous text figures, this book is remarkably scarce in trade perhaps because of 'breakers'? Weight: 2.0 Language: English. Seller Inventory # 36574

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Title: The animal kingdom, arranged after its ...

Publisher: W.H. Allen

Publication Date: 1893

Binding: Publisher's decorated cloth

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: New edition.

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Established in 2008, Acanthophyllum Books specialises in out-of-print and rare books in the natural sciences, especially botany. Its name is taken from a group of spiny plants inhabiting the highlands of south-west Asia. We are members of the Provincial Booksellers' Fairs Association, observe their professional standards, and exhibit regularly at PBFA book fairs.

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