Early Travellers in the Alps
De Beer, G. R. [Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer FRS (1 November 1899 - 21 June 1972) was a British evolutionary embryologist. He was director of the Natural History Museum, London, president of the Linnean Society of London, and a winner of the Royal Society's Darwin Medal for his studies on evolution].
(Book #ID 102548)
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 44 Museum Street, London First Edition 1930. 1930.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains (xx), 204 printed pages of text with 40 half-tone plates and 34 figures throughout, large folding map at the end of the volume. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening down the spine, priced 10/6. De Beer was the first to propose the Col de la Traversette as the likely site where Hannibal had crossed the Alps with his elephants. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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