Carpenter, EBiblio.com
G D Hale CarpenterBiblio.com
A Naturalist on Lake Victoria
1920rif. 766P53London: T. Fisher Unwin 1920. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of Carpenter's important study of Lake Victoria and the natural science of the area illustrated throughout. The first U.K. edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece one colour plate one folding map one folding graph forty-eight plates and charts and tables. A naturalist study of Lake Victoria in Uganda one of Africa's great lakes. The lake has many names in local languages but is known by 'Lake Victoria' as it was named after Queen Victoria in 1858.This particular work pays special attention to the sleeping sickness and the tse-tse flies on which the author was known for his extensive study.Written by Gregory Douglas Hale Carpenter a British entomologist.Thirty-two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally smart. Spine is a little faded. A few light marks to the boards mostly to the rear board. Front hinge is starting a little but remains firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Very Good T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
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