Lot 137
Conchology.- Central America.- Fischer (P.) and H.Crosse. Études sur les Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala, 3 vol., Paris, 1870-1902.
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Conchology.- Central America.- Fischer (P.) and H.Crosse. Études sur les Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala, 3 vol., 72 lithograph plates of which 46 attractively hand-coloured (some trimmed at outer margin platemark), plate 72 description mounted, plate 48 description working loose, occasional foxing, Richard I. Johnson ink-stamp to half-titles, contemporary morocco-backed boards, spines lettered in gilt, some corners worn, [Nissen ZBI 1371], folio, Paris, 1870-1902.
⁂ This is the rare 7th volume of the famous French zoological expedition to Central America 'Recherches Zoologiques pour server à l'Histoire de la Faune de l'Amérique Centrale et du Mexique sous la direction de M. Milne Edwards'.
Description
Conchology.- Central America.- Fischer (P.) and H.Crosse. Études sur les Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala, 3 vol., 72 lithograph plates of which 46 attractively hand-coloured (some trimmed at outer margin platemark), plate 72 description mounted, plate 48 description working loose, occasional foxing, Richard I. Johnson ink-stamp to half-titles, contemporary morocco-backed boards, spines lettered in gilt, some corners worn, [Nissen ZBI 1371], folio, Paris, 1870-1902.
⁂ This is the rare 7th volume of the famous French zoological expedition to Central America 'Recherches Zoologiques pour server à l'Histoire de la Faune de l'Amérique Centrale et du Mexique sous la direction de M. Milne Edwards'.
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