The Amphibians and Reptiles of Lower California and the Neighboring Islands
by Schmidt, Karl Patterson
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1922. Offprint from the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. XLVI, Art. XI, pp. 607-707, a partial report of the scientific results & collections of the Townsend expedition to the Gulf of California by the US Fisheries steamship 'Albatross' in 1911. Paperback, grey covers, as pictured. From the libraries of Jim Harley and later, naturalist J. Knox Jones, Jr. with several stamps; Jones, primarily a mammalogist but also an able & active administrator, taught at the University of Kansas and Texas Tech. Light general wear, minor chipping & tanning; short tear at head of spine. Text clean; [103] pages, figures, 11 b/w photographic plates.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 6" by 9½".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u0167
- Title
- The Amphibians and Reptiles of Lower California and the Neighboring Islands
- Author
- Schmidt, Karl Patterson
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Museum of Natural History
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Herpetology, Reptiles, Amphibians, Snakes, Lizards
- Size
- 6" by 9½"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- First Edition
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- Offprint
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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