Marr, J.E. & Shipley, A.E. (Eds). Handbook to the Natural History of Cambridgeshire. 1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1904
pp.vi, 260 with 2 colour fold-out maps. 8vo. Softback. With signature of Charles Whymper to front cover and bookplate of Robert Washington Oates to inside front cover. Six-page report on The Musk Rat loosely inserted. Contents nr. fine. Original covers good to vg.
Charles Whymper (1853-1941) was an eminent British wildlife painter and illustrator. Robert Washinton Oates (1875-1957) was an English antique dealer and philanthopist with a keen interest in natural history. In 1954 he was instrumental in securing Gilbert White’s home, The Wakes, as a museum.
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