Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - TWO ORIGINAL PARTS BOUND AS ONE - FROM THE LIBRARY OF FORMER SMITHSONIAN PRESIDENT S. DILLON RIPLEY -BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.The journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Vol. XXIX, Nos. 1 and 2, 1923. (Bombay): 'Printed at the Times Press', [for the society], 1923. First edition. li, 575, [1] pp. Illustrated with approx. 44 + 32 full-page plates, of which two in colour, PLUS a few maps (inc. fold-out) and a number of line illustrations in the text. Later thick and sturdy buff cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Ex-libris S. Dillon Ripley. Size: stout 8vo (24cm x 17cm).Very Good to Good overall condition. Binding solid, with a few light marks. Pages generally bright and clean, with a few minor handling marks and blemishes. Minor age-toning to text leaves. Map of Sikkim slightly creased along fore-edge where it sits slightly proudly from the text block. Light creasing in a few places. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.A scarce survivor, this is a collection of 2 original parts from the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, dated 1923. There are approx. 76 full-page plates [inc. map of Waziristan bound after prelims], of which 2 are in colour, plus two fold-out and double-page maps [Sikkim Himalayas and Bay of Bombay], and a fold-out table game shot on the royal visit. This copy was perviously in the library of former Smithsonian president and ornithologist S. Dillon Ripley.Some of the more notable papers include 'Dragonfly collecting in India. Part II [and Part III]', 'A collection of reptilia from Waziristan', 'H.R.H. The Prince of Wales' shoots in India in 1921-22', 'The fauna of the Darbhanga District, North Bihar', 'The game birds of India, Burma and Ceylon' [two parts, each with coloured plate], 'A hand-list of the snakes of the Indian Empire. Part I', 'A journey to Siam and back', 'Bird-life in Gulmarg', 'The identification of Indian butterflies', etc. etc. key words:
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Binding: Cloth
Place of Publication: Bombay
Non-Fiction Subject: Natural History
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: [ed.] Sir Reginald Spence
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Asia
Publisher: Bombay Natural History Society
Country/Region of Manufacture: India
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1923
