Bulletin de la Société des Amis des Sciences naturelles de Rouen (VII serie), volumes 66-73 (1932-1938)
by Regnier, Robert (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- The wrappers are chipped and some pieces are missing, there are archival tape repairs to tears on the edges of some wrappers, th
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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Rouen, France: Imprimerie Lecerf, 1932-1938. First edition.. The wrappers are chipped and some pieces are missing, there are archival tape repairs to tears on the edges of some wrappers, the rear wrapper of volume 68/69 is missing, the text of volume 72/73 shows some light browning to the text - the remainder of the text and fine full page plates are all bright and clean; overall a tight copy in very good condition.. Pp. 598; 286; 533; 401; 1 color plate of a crocus, numerous full page black-and-white plates of trees and other botanical specimens. Publisher's original tan printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin de la Société des Amis des Sciences naturelles de Rouen (VII serie), volumes 66-73. This journal presents publications on the natural history of the Ronen region. The eight volumes presented here appear in four thick volumes as issued by the publisher. There are numerous articles on the botany and floras of the region as well as some articles on entomological themes. One well illustrated article on trees is 'Les Vieux Arbres de la Normandie: Etude Botanico-Historique' by de Kerville. This is a very heavy set that weighs 11 pounds. The cost of shipping to France will be US$72 (there is no cheaper way to ship it). The cost of shipping within the USA via media mail is $10. No ownership marks. One front wrapper has a small number written on the top outer corner. As the pages are uncut and unopened in this work and the bindings are weak, it is recommended that the set be bound in cloth. Rare set seldom offered.
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- Natural History Books
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- Title
- Bulletin de la Société des Amis des Sciences naturelles de Rouen (VII serie), volumes 66-73 (1932-1938)
- Author
- Regnier, Robert (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - The wrappers are chipped and some pieces are missing, there are archival tape repairs to tears on the edges of some wrappers, th
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rouen, France: Imprimerie Lecerf, 1932-1938. First edition.
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- Natural History Reference Works;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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