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An Essay on the Natural History of Guiana.

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[South America] [Bancroft, Edward]. An Essay on the Natural History of Guiana. T. Becket & P.A. Hondt, London, 1796. 8vo. Frontispiece plate, iv, 402, [2], [4] pages of ads. Contemporary boards rebacked in modern brown leather, gilt.Condition: Occasional foxing. Blindstamp to title page of the Boston Society of Natural History.Provenance: From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.

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Name: An Essay on the Natural History of Guiana.
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