The Natural History and Management of the Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin) (VIII): pp

(VIII): pp

This work by Claudius Aelianus (Aelian) was one of the major attempts to classify animals before Linnaeus

The text is a mélange of natural history observations

1834 plate number 24

lettered in gilt on two red morocco labels in two compartments and with gilt designs in four other compartments

The Natural History and Management of the Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin) (VIII): ppPp. xiii, 275; numerous black and white photos, some maps, some line drawings and charts. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lg 4to. This volume is the first book on tortoise management and research techniques that can be applied to any species. It is designed to be the manual that can serve for certification for various institutions and State and Federal agencies. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Publisher Krieger Publishing Company