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Historical Researches on the Wars and Sports of the Mongols and Romans: in which Elephants and Wild Beasts were employed or slain. And the Remarkable Local Agreement of History with the Remains of Such Animals found in Europe and Siberia
de Ranking, John
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- Full contemporary purple straight-grained morocco, gilt spine, a.e.g. Title page a little creased and soiled, some spotting to t
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New York, New York, United States
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London: Printed for the Author, 1826. First edition. 10 lithographed or engraved plates, one of which is folding. Lacking the frontispiece map of Asia. 1 vols. 4to. Full contemporary purple straight-grained morocco, gilt spine, a.e.g. Title page a little creased and soiled, some spotting to text and plates. First edition. 10 lithographed or engraved plates, one of which is folding. Lacking the frontispiece map of Asia. 1 vols. 4to. In a curious and wide-ranging work which touches on ancient history, geology, natural history, and archaeology, the author attempts to demonstrate that the fossil bones of elephants and wild animals found in Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Russia, and Siberia, "are the remains of those animals which have been employed in the wars, religious ceremonies, and amphitheatrical sports, of the Romans and the Mongols (or Moguls) ...
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- Historical Researches on the Wars and Sports of the Mongols and Romans: in which Elephants and Wild Beasts were employed or slain. And the Remarkable Local Agreement of History with the Remains of Such Animals found in Europe and Siberia
- Autor
- Ranking, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- 10 lithographed or engraved plates, one of which is folding. Lacking the frontispiece map of Asia. 1 vols. 4to
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Full contemporary purple straight-grained morocco, gilt spine, a.e.g. Title page a little creased and soiled, some spotting to t
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- First edition
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- Printed for the Author
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1826
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