The Bats of West Africa
by Rosevear, D. R
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London: Trustees of the British Natural History Museum. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner name stamped on front endpaper and . title page, title page foxed, jacket lightly soiled and faded at spine.. 1965. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. xvii, 418pp + fold-out map. Correction slips, color plates, acknowledgments, black and white illustrations, figures, gazetteer, index, and fold-out map. A great deal of information widely scattered throughout books and scientific journals in several languages is herein gathered together for the first time; the comparatively rich British Museum material is brought under review; illustrations of many original types, mostly hitherto unfigured, are provided; and comments furnished upon those original descriptions which seem inadequate or even inaccurate. (from the preface) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57558
- Title
- The Bats of West Africa
- Author
- Rosevear, D. R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner name stamped on front endpaper and title page, title page foxed, jacket lightly soiled and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Trustees of the British Natural History Museum
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bats, African Wildlife
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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