Search Results: tropical nature and other essays by wallace alfred russel

hansebooks, 2019. Paperback. New. 376 pages. 8.54x5.94x0.98 inches.

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White Press, 2016. Paperback. New. 416 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.04 inches.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Tropical Nature and Other Essays.

Paperback / softback. New. In this investigation of tropical life, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) explores in detail the features of the equatorial forest belt. First published in 1878, the book addresses some of the most delightful mysteries of contemporary evolutionary theory, from colour-changing caterpillars to the meteorology of the Amazon.

Cambridge University Press, 2013. Paperback. New. 376 pages. 8.43x5.51x1.02 inches.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1878. First edition of English naturalist and explorer Alfred Russel Wallace's collected essays on tropical ecology. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In good condition. From Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey with the original library labels to the spine and front panel, folding lending card affixed to the front pastedown, library stamps. Undoubtedly one of the greatest natural historians and explorers of the 20th century, English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was a prolific writer and made contributions not only to the field of natural selection, but to biogeography, ecology, and astrobiology. Initially published in botanical and zoological journals, the contents of the present volume include essays on Animal Life in the Tropical Forests, The Variation of Humming-Birds, The Colours of Animals and Sexual Selection, and Attractive Colours of Flowers.

Macmillan. London., 1878. 1st. Ed.. pp. xiii, 356. Ex-Lib. Light. foxing to half title o/w. contents very clean. Handsomely bound in red boards. Overall a vg. copy.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1878.. First edition, 8vo, xvi, 356, (2) pp. Armorial bookplate, some occasional light foxing. Original gilt titled green cloth, minor crease to the spine, some light marks.

1878. Macmillan & Co. 1878. 8vo. Original green cloth, black stamped rules to sides, gilt lettering to spine; pp. xiii + [3] + 356 + [1, ads.], 1 chart, 1 figure in text; slight bumping to corners. small chip to edge of ffep, occasional light foxing, very good. Provenance: front pastedown with bookplate of Otto Orren Fisher (1881-1961), the important rare book and manuscript collector best known for his holdings of Shakespeare Folios which are now held at Miami University, his alma mater. On his death his library contained 80,000 volumes on numerous subjects and included the signatures of all the U.S. Presidents up until that time. First edition. This wide-ranging collection of pieces concentrates largely upon tropical environments, including thorough surveys of climate, flora and fauna and with a special chapter on hummingbirds. There are also important chapters on the antiquity of man and on Wallace's special interests in sexual selection, coloration and the distribution of animals, all of… Read More