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HICKSON, SYDNEY J. - A Naturalist in North Celebes.
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$400 - $500
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$300
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HICKSON, SYDNEY J.
A Naturalist in North Celebes.
A narrative of travels in Minahassa, The Sangir and Talaut Islands with notices of the fauna, flora and ethnology of the districts visited. London: John Murray 1889 first edition. xv, 392p, complete with colour frontis and all illustrations, 2 fldg maps. 28p of publishers adverts at end. Some foxing on the front and back pages & verso of plates else mainly clean. 230mm, original black cloth with decorative gilt & titles to front board and spine. Light wear. VG.
Provenance: Major R.A. Wilson, Lethenty, Bulls.
A Naturalist in North Celebes.
A narrative of travels in Minahassa, The Sangir and Talaut Islands with notices of the fauna, flora and ethnology of the districts visited. London: John Murray 1889 first edition. xv, 392p, complete with colour frontis and all illustrations, 2 fldg maps. 28p of publishers adverts at end. Some foxing on the front and back pages & verso of plates else mainly clean. 230mm, original black cloth with decorative gilt & titles to front board and spine. Light wear. VG.
Provenance: Major R.A. Wilson, Lethenty, Bulls.
