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Wanderings in South America, The North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, In the Years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of Birds, &c. for Cabinets of Natural History. New Edition, Edited by Rev. J.G. Wood. With One Hundred Illustrations. New Edition, Edited with Biographical Introduction and Explanatory Index by the Rev. J.G. Wood.

Wanderings in South America, The North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, In the Years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of Birds, &c. for Cabinets of Natural History. New Edition, Edited by Rev. J.G. Wood. With One Hundred Illustrations. New Edition, Edited with Biographical Introduction and Explanatory Index by the Rev. J.G. Wood.

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Wanderings in South America, The North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, In the Years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of Birds, &c. for Cabinets of Natural History. New Edition, Edited by Rev. J.G. Wood. With One Hundred Illustrations. New Edition, Edited with Biographical Introduction and Explanatory Index by the Rev. J.G. Wood.

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London, Macmillan & Co., 1879 new edition. Hardback, 9 x 6 inches. In green cloth with decorative cover, black and gilt designs and gilt lettering to front and spine. Top page edges gilt. Brown endpapers. In very good condition. Some minor handling marks to boards, corners slightly bumped and rubbed, a couple of small nicks to bottom of spine. Front endpapers cracked. “Burn & Co.” binders label to rear. Some mild foxing to prelims and pages throughout. No penned inscriptions. Else a very clean and tight copy. 520pp. 100 b&w illustrations within text.

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Wanderings in South America, The North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, In the Years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of Birds, &c. for Cabinets of Natural History. New Edition, Edited by Rev. J.G. Wood. With One Hundred Illustrations. New Edition, Edited with Biographical Introduction and Explanatory Index by the Rev. J.G. Wood.
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.

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