A VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. SLIGHTLY SOILED END PAGES. THE STORY OF ARCHAEOPTERYX AND THE EVOLUTION OF BIRD FLIGHT. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ANYONE IN INTERESTED IN BIRDS FLIGHT OR SCIENCE.
1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE COPY IN NEAR FINE DUSTWRAP. THIS BOOK IS A BRILLIANT PIECE OF SCIENTIFIC DETECTIVE WORK WHICH COMPARES THE EVOLUTION OF FLIGHT IN BIRDS BATS AND PTEROSAURS.
VERY ATTRACTIVELY BOUND IN HALF CALF OVER MARBLED BOARDS. MARBLED END PAGES AND EDGES. GILT DECORATIONS AND RAISED BANDS TO THE SPINE. THE BINDING IS TIGHT AND THE BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. TWO VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE. NEAT INSCRIPTION OF PREVIOUS OWNER.
THE OXFORD LIBRARY OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST BOOKS. MARBLED ENDPAPERS AND BOOKMARK. A.E.G. QUARTER DARK RED LEATHER RAISED BANDS GILT DECORATION. A FINE COPY OF A HANDSOME BOOK. THE TRANSLATION OF SIR RICHARD BURTON AND WITH THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF LEON CARRE.
FIRST EDITION TWO VOLUMES FULL LEATHER NEW SPINES AND OLDER BOARDS RAISED BANDS RED AND GREEN LABELS MARBLED ENDPAPERS BOOKPLATE OF W. MARRIOTT. VERY CLEAN AND HANDSOMELY BOUND SET.
LIMITED EDITION FINE COPY IN FULL RED LEATHER MARBLED ENDPAPERS AND BOOKMARK. A.E.G. RAISED BANDS GILT DECORATION. A FINE COPY OF A HANDSOME BOOK. ILLUSTRATED BY BEN F. STAHL.
