Birds of the Island of Java, in 2 volumes turtles and other sea creatures

turtles  and other sea creatures

laminated wrappers

”  Small oval stamp on the rear side of each plate: “Bibliotheque du Museum” and a small old square stamp “Depot Legal Rhone” in the outer front corner of each plate

this volume presents a detailed review of all eleven species of African vultures

Jane Loudon was a self-taught artist who became a very successful botanical artist

Birds of the Island of Java, in 2 volumes turtles and other sea creaturesPp. xv, 1 370; vi, 371 794, (1); with 34 color plates by Shigekazu Kobayashi and Nagahisa Kuroda, 2 folding maps. Publishers original wine red half cloth over lighter red boards, spine is boldly lettered in gilt, in original tan dust jackets with tan labels, printed in black, for author, title and volume number, both volumes housed in the original shipping boxes, folio (15 x 11 inches). A rare early work on the ornithology of Java, the largest of the