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Shelford, Robert W. C.

A Naturalist in Borneo

1917

195.52 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1917
Place of printing
New York. E. P. Dutton & Company
Author
Shelford, Robert W. C.
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Naturalists Travels
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xxvii, [i], 331 pp, frontis (portrait) with tissue guard, 32 plates mostly from photos, tables, index. original blue cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed at edges, small endpaper signature, near fine, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. 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.