A History of British Reptiles ... Second Edition

by Thomas Bell

$80 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Publisher's blue cloth, gilt title on spine, worn. Bookseller's label mounted to front pastedown: 'Fletcher, Bookseller, Stationer & Printer, Norwich.' An interesting work on reptiles by a leading scientific figure who played a key role in the reception of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory. Bell published a large number of books and scientific papers, including a description of the specimens collected by Charles Darwin during his voyage on The Beagle. He was

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