concise knowledge natural history (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1897. No Edition Remarks. 771 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Book has been rebound. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Language: English. About The Book : The special focus of this book is classification of primates, including studies on evolution and early life, and the characteristics of mammals. The Harmsworth Natural History series was authored by prominent experts in natural history in the early 20th century. It surveys the living creatures of the world, at that time, and was the most comprehensive set of studies of its kind made available to the public. About The Author : Richard Lydekker (1849 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history born at Tavistock Square in London. His father was Gerard Wolfe Lydekker, a barrister-at-law with Dutch ancestry. The family moved to Harpenden Lodge soon after Richard's birth. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a first-class in the Natural Science tripos (1872). In 1874, he joined the Geological Survey of India and made studies of the vertebrate palaeontology of northern India (especially Kashmir). His main work in India was on the Siwalik palaeo fauna; it was published in Palaeontologia Indica. He was responsible for the cataloguing of the fossil mammals, reptiles and birds in the Natural History Museum. The Title 'The Concise Knowledge Natural History written/authored/edited by R. Lydekker', published in the year 2022. The ISBN 9788121267052 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 806 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Zoology. Size of the book is 21.59 x 27.94 cms Vol: 806.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Language: English. About The Book : The special focus of this book is classification of primates, including studies on evolution and early life, and the characteristics of mammals. The Harmsworth Natural History series was authored by prominent experts in natural history in the early 20th century. It surveys the living creatures of the world, at that time, and was the most comprehensive set of studies of its kind made available to the public. About The Author : Richard Lydekker (1849 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history born at Tavistock Square in London. His father was Gerard Wolfe Lydekker, a barrister-at-law with Dutch ancestry. The family moved to Harpenden Lodge soon after Richard's birth. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a first-class in the Natural Science tripos (1872). In 1874, he joined the Geological Survey of India and made studies of the vertebrate palaeontology of northern India (especially Kashmir). His main work in India was on the Siwalik palaeo fauna; it was published in Palaeontologia Indica. He was responsible for the cataloguing of the fossil mammals, reptiles and birds in the Natural History Museum. The Title 'The Concise Knowledge Natural History written/authored/edited by R. Lydekker', published in the year 2022. The ISBN 9788121267069 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 806 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Zoology. Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms Vol: 806.

First Edition. Very good copy bound in modern half calf over marbled boards, with marbeled end paper and raised spine-bands. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and dulled as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Remains remarkably well-preserved overall, tight and strong. Physical description; xvi, 771 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Contents; Mammalia. By R. Lydekker. Aves. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Reptilia. By R. Lydekker. Amphibia. By R. Lydekker. Pisces. By R. Lydekker. Cyclostomata. By R. Lydekker. Protochonia. By W. Garstang. Hemichorda. By W. Garstang. Arthropoda. By W. F. Kirby. Mollusca. By B. B. Woodward. Brachiopoda. By F. A. Bather. Echinoderma. By F. A. Bather. Bryozoa. By R. Kirkpatrick. Vermes. By R. I. Pocock. Clentera. By H. M. Bernard. Protozoa. By H. M. Bernard. Subjects; General zoology. 3 Kg.