The Fauna of South Africa - The Birds of South Africa Vol 2 by Arthur C Stark (completed by WL Sclater)
Vol 2 of 4. A scarce first edition. Classic first authoritative work on the avifauna of the subcontinent, started by physician and ornithologist Arthur C Stark, who had the misfortune to be killed by a shell while standing on the steps of the Royal Hotel in Ladysmith, Natal. The director of the SA Museum, W L Sclater, completed the work.
1901 Hardcover - 323 pp. Includes fold-out map at back
Condition: Fair (Cover and some pages is water damaged, some loose pages - Othewise pretty well intact for it’s age)
FB
Vol 2 of 4. A scarce first edition. Classic first authoritative work on the avifauna of the subcontinent, started by physician and ornithologist Arthur C Stark, who had the misfortune to be killed by a shell while standing on the steps of the Royal Hotel in Ladysmith, Natal. The director of the SA Museum, W L Sclater, completed the work.
1901 Hardcover - 323 pp. Includes fold-out map at back
Condition: Fair (Cover and some pages is water damaged, some loose pages - Othewise pretty well intact for it’s age)
FB
Vol 2 of 4. A scarce first edition. Classic first authoritative work on the avifauna of the subcontinent, started by physician and ornithologist Arthur C Stark, who had the misfortune to be killed by a shell while standing on the steps of the Royal Hotel in Ladysmith, Natal. The director of the SA Museum, W L Sclater, completed the work.
1901 Hardcover - 323 pp. Includes fold-out map at back
Condition: Fair (Cover and some pages is water damaged, some loose pages - Othewise pretty well intact for it’s age)
FB