A NATURALIST'S LIFE STUDY IN THE ART OF TAXIDERMY. By Rowland Ward, F.Z.S.
Ward (Rowland).
From Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since March 28, 1999
From Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 28, 1999
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1913). 1913 1st edition. 4to. Pp227. Frontispiece photograph portrait, b/w plates. Original pictorial cloth gilt. Corners slightly knocked, slight use but a very good copy. Rowland Ward's own telling of the story of the famous firm of taxidermists, originally printed for private circulation. It is believed that as few as fifty copies of the first edition were produced. Chapters include; some random collections; progress and develpment of the business - Wardian furniture, famous domestic animals, the mounting of groups; interesting specimens and new discoveries - various specimens (1872-1894), elephants, antelopes, tigers, white rhinoceri, giraffes and okapis, various specimens (1895-1900); wardi; various specimens (1901-1912); some noted big-game sportsmen; author and publisher, scientific collections acquired, presentations to museums, etc. . Seller Inventory # 4375
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Title: A NATURALIST'S LIFE STUDY IN THE ART OF ...
Publisher: Rowland Ward. London. 1913
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition
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