Four herpetological monographs from Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
By Barbour, Thomas et al.
SKU# 19518
A Contribution to the Zoogeography of the East Indian Islands + A Contribution to the Zoogeography of the West Indies, with special reference to Amphibians and Reptiles + The Herpetology of Cuba + A Comparative Study of the Herpetological Faunae of the Uluguru and Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory
Pp. 1-203, 8 full page plates (5 in color); pp. (3), 209-359, 1 full page plate; pp. 71-213, 15 full page plates (halftones and line-drawings); pp. 87-265; 4 full page plates (2 in color). Early dark green cloth, thick lg. 4to. This large and heavy volume has four of Thomas Barbour’s most significant monographs bound into one volume. The monographs are: 1) A Contribution to the Zoogeography of the East Indian Islands, 2) A Contribution to the Zoogeography of the West Indies, with special reference to Amphibians and Reptiles, 3) The Herpetology of Cuba and 4) A Comparative Study of the Herpetological Faunae of the Uluguru and Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory with descriptions of new species. From the series Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, vol. 44, no 1; vol. 44, no 2; vol. 47, no 2; and vol. 50, no 2. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper and on the title page of each monograph. No other ownership marks and few signs of use.
Publisher | Printed for the Museum |
Publisher Place | Cambridge, MA |
Date Published | 1912, 1914, 1919, 1928 |
Date Published Estimated | No |
Edition | First edition |
Number of Volumes | 1 |
Reprint | No |
Condition | Near fine |
Condition Description | A bright and clean copy in near fine condition. |
ISBN | |
Limited Edition |