1880 1ed Caribbees & Antilles Illustrated Natural Science BIRDS Caribbean Ober

1880 1^ed Caribbees & Antilles Illustrated Natural Science BIRDS Caribbean Ober

 

‘Camps in the Caribbees’ is an account of Frederic Ober and his experiences in the Lesser Antilles. Ober sought out new and remarkable species of birds for research and display purposes for the Smithsonian Institute. Traveling for a three year period in the late 1870s in the Caribbean, he discovered 22 new species of birds such as various flycatchers and the Montserrat Oriole.

 

This fine first edition is beautifully illustrated with 33 full-page engravings of island scenery, birds, and other animals and insects by John Andrew.

 

Item number: #3343

Price: $399

 

OBER, Frederick Albion

 

Camps in the Caribbees the adventures of a naturalist in the Lesser Antilles

 

Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1880. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation complete with all pages: [vii], 366
• Language: English
• Binding: cloth hardcover; tight and secure
• Size: ~8in X 6in (20cm x 15cm)

 

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