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1895 Heligoland as an Ornithological Observatory The Result of Fifty Years' Experience
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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
The first British translation of the work, translated by Rudolf Rosenstock. The original German edition first published in 1890.
Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochrome vignettes and one monochrome plate to the rear. Collated, complete.
A detailed and influential ornithological study of the Heligoland Islands, an archipelago in the North Sea formally owned by Great Britain and Denmark, but now in German possession. The work was written by Heinrich Gatke, a German ornithologist and artist, and covers the migration of birds, changes to the colour of plumage, and general observations. The text is accompanied by detailed illustrations showing the birdlife of the Heligoland Islands.
In the publisher's original cloth.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with minimal wear to the extremities including small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine, and bumping to the boards. Bookplate of 'Frederick William Smith' to the front pastedown. Internally, half title starting, otherwise firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.
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