The mammals of India were first explored systematically by the British. One of the pioneers in this realm was the great British naturalist Robert Armitage Sterndale [1839 – 1902] who published the Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon in the year 1884. This book was remarkabe for its scientific detail and technical rigour.
Many years after Sterndale's demise in 1902, another great British naturalist — Frank Finn — took it upon himself to revise, update, and condense the work of Sterndale into a far more accessible work for the general nature enthusiast. In the year 1929, Frank Finn's efforts culminated in the publication of "A New and Abridged Edition, thoroughly revised and with an Appendix on the Reptilia".
For those interested in wildlife & natural history, we are pleased to offer a highly rare & beautiful 1929 edition of Sterndale's Mammalia of India by Frank Finn. This book has been sourced from a carefully-maintained private collection and is particularly hard to find in such exemplary condition as the one we are now offering.
Several images of this rare book are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.
STERNDALE'S MAMMALIA OF INDIA
Editor: Frank Finn
Publisher: Thacker, Spink & Co.; Calcutta, Simla & Bombay; 1929 — Highly Rare & hard-to-find
Printed in: Great Britain by William Clowes & Sons, Limited, London & Beccles.
Format: Hardcover. Professionally bound in full black genuine leather with the title embossed in golden lettering on the front and on the spine.
Size: 18.7 cm x 14 cm x 4.2 cm
Pages: viii + 350 pages. Richly illustrated with numerous drawings & sketches by R. A. Sterndale.
Condition: Pre-Owned. Pristine. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight & firm. Negligible natural yellowing of a few pages owing to age.
Remarks: The value of this particular book lies in its being the very first revised edition of 'Sterndale's Mammalia of India' by Frank Finn published in the year 1929 in exemplary condition.
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