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London: BM(NH), 1921. vii, 112, b/w frontis. . HB. 8vo, orig. brown cloth. Ex-lib.: shelf no. to spine, pocket removed from pastedown, a few ink stamps - still a good copy.. First edition. Deatails the collection of African big game specimens on display at the British Museum (Natural History) whice were presented to the museum by Mrs Selous after the death of her husband, Frederick Selous, during the Great War.Czech p. 82..
Catalogue of the Selous Collection of Big Game in the British Museum (Natural History) by Dollman, J.G - 1921
by Dollman, J.G
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Catalogue of the Selous Collection of Big Game in the British Museum (Natural History)
by Dollman, J.G
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London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1921. First edition. 112pp. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo. Publisher's brown cloth. Minor staining in the upper outer corner. First edition. 112pp. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo. Czech Africa, p. 49: "Though this is more of a zoological work, Dollman included several hunting excerpts from Selous' books and journal articles to highlight the descriptions of the species displayed.
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- Format/Binding 112pp. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo
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- Publisher Trustees of the British Museum
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1921
- Keywords Big Game | Book-Collecting
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London: Trustees of the Museum, 1921. First edition. 8vo. vii, 112pp. Heavily annotated in ink by American businessman and big-game hunter George L. Harrison, Jr., his marginal notes giving sizes of his trophies against those in the Selous collection; at the end of the preface Harrison has written a note concerning a conversation with Selous about the collection. The catalogue has two sections, the first describing 443 specimens from Africa, the second 81 specimens from Europe Asia, and North America. Czech Africa, p. 49: "Though this is more of a zoological work, Dollman included several hunting excerpts from Selous' books and journal articles to highlight the descriptions of the species displayed." Harrison's bookplate on front pastedown, a very good copy of this important catalogue, with a wonderful association. Original brown cloth, gilt spine title. (7349).
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Catalogue of the Selous Collection of Big Game in the British Museum (Natural History)
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London: Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum, 1921. First edition. 112pp. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo. Original brown publisher's cloth. Fine. First edition. 112pp. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo. Czech Africa, p. 49: "Though this is more of a zoological work, Dollman included several hunting excerpts from Selous' books and journal articles to highlight the descriptions of the species displayed.
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