Wallace, A.R. Island Life. Or the Phenomena and causes of Insular Faunas and Floras. 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan, London. 1880
pxvii, 526 with a hand-coloured map. Royal 8vo. Originally a W.H.Smith and Son’s subscription library copy, the only indication being their partly removed label to ffep and a neat repair to the title-page. Scattered, light foxing at ends o/w. contents in fine condition. Original publisher’s binding, internal hinges strengthened, with boards gently rubbed and bumped. A thor. vg. copy.
The forward thinking W.H.Smith & Son’s subscription Library operated from 1860 to 1961 with the objective that ‘it embraces all the most important Works of History, Biography, Travel, Fiction, Poetry, Science and Theology, as well as the leading magazines and reviews’. It is highly likely that following its publication in 1880 this copy went straight into the subscription service.
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