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A List of the Birds Known To Inhabit 
The Island of Celebes, by Walden, 1872
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"A List of the Birds Known To Inhabit The Island of Celebes" by Tweeddale, 1872. Bookplate S Dillon Ripley Original Wrappers of "A List of the Birds Known To Inhabit The Island of Celebes" by Tweeddale, 1872
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 Map of the Celebes and Adjoining Islands from "A List of the Birds Known To Inhabit The Island of Celebes" by Tweeddale, 1872 Plate from "A List of the Birds Known To Inhabit The Island of Celebes" by Tweeddale, 1872
Plate from "A List of the Birds Known To Inhabit The Island of Celebes" by Tweeddale, 1872

  

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Walden, Arthur, Viscount : A List of the Birds Known To Inhabit The Island of Celebes, Transactions of the Zoological Society, Vol 8 Part 2. Zoological Society, London, 1872. Printed by Taylor and Francis. Large 4to, size approx 325mm x 265mm, contemporary half morocco. Ownership bookplate of S Dillon Ripley 2nd on front pastedown. Original printed blue wrappers bound in, slightly spotted. pp 23-118, 1 map hand coloured in outline, 8 engravings in text, 10 hand coloured lithograph plates by M. & N. Hanhart after J. Smit. With appendix (part 3) bound in. Very good condition.
Cat. No. 90521                                                £500

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