Item #40566 The Natural History of the Ruminating Animals; containing Deer, Antelopes, Camels, Etc. Vol. Iii, Mammalia; Ruminantia, Part 1, in the Naturalist's Library Series. William JARDINE.

The Natural History of the Ruminating Animals; containing Deer, Antelopes, Camels, Etc. Vol. Iii, Mammalia; Ruminantia, Part 1, in the Naturalist's Library Series.

Edinburgh, London, Dublin. W.H. Lizars, ... 1835. 12mo, 17.5cm, with 32 fine hand-colored plates, inc. engraved title page vignette, and 3 b&w plates, original fine pebble grain brown cloth, gilt spine titles, expertly restored with most the original green endpapers and original cloth relayed, engraved armorial bookplate, "Thomas Henderson, of Press.". mainly unopened, a fine copy.(sgc). Item #40566

Includes the 2 species of wild camels, llama, deer (musk and fallow deer, moose, reindeer, fossil elk, wapiti, rusa, axis, roebuck, Nepaul stag, guazu-pita, muntjak, etc.), giraffe, oryx, addax, various antelope and gazelles, pronghorn antelope, etc, plus a 65 page memoir of Peter Camper.

Price: $200.00

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