The Lantern-Fishes of Japan + Record of Fishes obtained on Japan in 1911 + Record of Fishes obtained by David Starr Jordan in Japan, 1922
by Gilbert, Charles, Jordan, David Starr et al
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- There is some browning to the endpapers and light edge wear to the cloth; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, 1913-1925. First edition.. There is some browning to the endpapers and light edge wear to the cloth; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 67-107, 4 full page plates (line-drawings) + pp. 205-313, 19 full page plates (line-drawings), 87 text-figures + pp. 93-332, 8 full page plates (line-drawings and halftones). Early brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, (original printed pale green wrappers bound in place), folio (13 x 10 inches). Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, volume 6, no. 2 + volume 6, no. 4 + volume 10, no. 2. These three monographs on the fishes of Japan are bound together here in one large volume. From the library of ichthyologist James E. Bohlke with his signature on the front endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7399
- Title
- The Lantern-Fishes of Japan + Record of Fishes obtained on Japan in 1911 + Record of Fishes obtained by David Starr Jordan in Japan, 1922
- Author
- Gilbert, Charles, Jordan, David Starr et al
- Book Condition
- Used - There is some browning to the endpapers and light edge wear to the cloth; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, 1913-1925. First edition.
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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- Wrappers
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Folio
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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