The Malay Archipelago:

the Land of the Oran-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature. 4th impression of the revised 1 volume tenth edition. 2 folding maps & 8 plates, with further maps & illustrations in the text. 8vo. Partially defaced ink inscription on title page. Ink inscription on half title. A very little sporadic foxing. Front endpaper beginning to crack at otherwise sound joint. Near fine in the original green cloth, gilt. xx, 515pp. London, MacMillan & Co.,

The tenth edition is important as it contains a new preface. Wallace states " Since the work was publish twenty-one years ago, several naturalists have visited the Archipelago; and in order to give my readers the latest results of their researches I have added footnotes whenever my facts or conclusions have been modified by later discoveries." Though with fewer pages than earlier editions a much smaller typeface has allowed the text to be expanded.

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