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A Naturalist in Borneo Original blue cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed at edges, small endpaper signature, near fine, cle -

by SHELFORD, Robert W. C.;

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New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1917, First American edition. . original blue cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed at edges, small endpaper signature, near fine, clean and unmarked. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xxvii, [i], 331 pp, frontis (portrait) with tissue guard, 32 plates mostly from photos, tables, index. . Shelford, who was curator of the Sarawak Museum and with Oxford University Museum, was an entomologist by training, made expeditions into the interior of Borneo to study the head-hunting tribes and the natural history. The book contains detailed chapters on natural history, birds, insects, mimicry in nature, animal life of the shores, natives of Borneo, reptiles, etc. Very nicely illustrated, including of a head hunting expedition, buildings in Sarawack, Kuching. The work was edited from the manuscript & notes by Edward Poulton after Sheldon's early death due to a tropical disease. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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  • Title A Naturalist in Borneo
  • Author SHELFORD, Robert W. C.;
  • Binding original blue cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed at edges, small endpaper signature, near fine, cle
  • Publisher New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1917, First American edition.
  • Bookseller's Inventory # J12842

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