Perry s Arcana. A Facsimile Edition with a Collation and Systematic Review.

Petit, Richard E.

Verlag: 1st. Ed. Fac. Pub. Temple Univ. Press. 2009

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pp.567 with 84 colour plates. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. RRP. £91.99. A collation of the 22 parts of George Perry s The Arcana or Museum of Nature , his lavishly illustrated natural history journal which he published from 1810-1811. It presented the first published illustration of the koala and many new genera and species, but astonishingly was then largely forgotten for nearly two hundred years. Perry is probably better known for his book on shells, the Conchology published in 1811. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 63742

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Titel: Perry s Arcana. A Facsimile Edition with a ...

Verlag: 1st. Ed. Fac. Pub. Temple Univ. Press. 2009

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag