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Mamiferos Sud Americanos (Two Volumes)

By: Cabrera, Angel & Jose Yepes

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Buenos Aires, Ediar: 1960

Seller ID: 031285

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

The half title page of Volume one shows a one inch, partially open tear at upper edge. Both volumes shows slight age toning and a few very light scuffs on covers. Volumes remains tight, very clean, and otherwise intact. Both volume remain in original white paper wrap covers, though covers are well worn.
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Cruise of the "Alert." Four Years in Patagonian, Polynesian, and Mascarene Waters. (1878-82.)

By: Coppinger, R. W.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, R. Worthington: 1884

Seller ID: 033899

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Fair

256 pages, plus plates. Older institutional sticker on spine, and a few institutional stamps in contents to include one on title page. Rebacked retaining parts of original spine cover. Covers are rubbed, smudged, and worn. Text block is cracked near center.
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Image for Voyage Dans L'Amerique Meridionale (Le Bresil, La Republique Orientale De L'Uruguay, La Republicque Argentine, La Patagonie, La Republique Du Chili, La Republique De Bolivia, La Republique Du Perou)... Tome Quatrieme. 2nd Partie: MAMMIFERES

Voyage Dans L'Amerique Meridionale (Le Bresil, La Republique Orientale De L'Uruguay, La Republicque Argentine, La Patagonie, La Republique Du Chili, La Republique De Bolivia, La Republique Du Perou)... Tome Quatrieme. 2nd Partie: MAMMIFERES

By: D'Orbigny, Algide

Price: $1,000.00

Publisher: Paris, Chez P. Bertrand, Libraire-Editeur: 1847

Seller ID: 031597

Binding: Half Cloth - Hardbound

Condition: Good (see details)

Volume appears to have been rebound in the early 20th century, incorporating reprints of a few of the missing plates. Cloth over spine and corners is rubbed and a little worn. Marbled paper over boards is a little rubbed. Scattered, mostly light foxing. Volume remains tight and in generally good condition, though head of spine has been bumped, and there is a light crease at upper inside corner of all leaves. 22 of 26 plates are present, though five are good quality facsimile color reprints apparently included at the time of rebinding. The plates with condition are as follows, with the rep...
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The U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, During the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52 (Four Volumes)

By: Gillis, J. M.

Price: $800.00

Publisher: Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson, Printer:

Seller ID: 034199

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Fair

House of Representatives Ex. Doc. No. 121 published from 1855-56. Complete in four volumes being I, II, III, & VI. Volumes IV and V were never completed, though the supplemental material designated for them was later published by the U. S. Naval Observatory. All four volumes bound in full calf with red and black leather spine labels. VOLUME I: 556 pages, indexed, plus 11 plates including the nearly six foot long folding plate of the "Panoramic View from the Summit of Santa Lucia, Santiago." Leather covers are rubbed and scuffed. Contemporary inked name on title page, and elsewhe...
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Voyage Autour Du Monde Entrepris Par Ordre Du Gouvernement Sur La Corvette La Coquille (Two Volumes)

By: Lesson, P.

Price: $1,000.00

Publisher: Paris, P. Pourrat Freres:

Seller ID: 030557

Binding: Quarter Leather

Condition: Good+

Published in 1838 and 1839. 510 pages, plus 18 plates, of which one is folding and four are hand colored & 547 pages, plus 22 plates of which one is folding and fourteen are hand colored. Original, or contemporary covers with leather spine covers and marbled paper over boards. Gilt lettering and decoration remains fairly good, though faded. Covers are rubbed and show some scuffs, and a few chips and tears. Marbled end leaves remain clean. There is a one inch closed fold tear in folding plate of Volume I. Scattered light foxing and occasional offsetting, though contents are generally cle...
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The Birds of South America [with] Illustrations of the Game Birds and Water Fowl of South America (by H. Gronvold)

By: Lord Brabourne and Charles Chubb

Price: $1,750.00

Publisher: London, R. H. Porter: 1912

Seller ID: 034426

Binding: Half Cloth - Hardbound

Condition: Very Good+

504 pages, plus original stiff paper wrap covers bound at rear [and] 11 pages, plus 38 colored plates after H. Gronvold, and stiff paper wrap covers of the first 19 plates bound at rear. Both volumes are beautifully bound in burgundy half leather over spines and corners, and with dark red cloth over boards. Raised spine bands and gilt lettering on spines. Zimmer (1926, pp 85-86) states "As projected this work was to have comprised 16 volumes with 400 plates, but the death of the senior author terminated the publication after the issue of the present volume containing only the list of sp...
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Oceanic Birds of South America (Two Volumes)

By: Murphy, Robert Cushman

Price: $200.00

Publisher: New York, The American Museum of Natural History: 1936

Seller ID: 034393

Binding: Cloth - Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Number 700 of a limited edition of 1200 copies. There are a total of eight tissue guarded, color plates, after Francis L. Jaques, with four in each volume. Full page typed letter, signed by the author to Charles B. Curtis is laid in. Inked name of Richard C. cutis is seen on the front free end page, with the date of May 25, 1936. Blind and gilt stamped green cloth covers remain clean and bright. Light foxing and some rubbing is seen on the edges of the text block. Volume remains tight and contents are clean. Due to the size and weight of this set, extra charges may apply for Priority an...
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Mamiferos Sud Americanos (Two Volumes)

Cruise of the "Alert." Four Years in Patagonian, Polynesian, and Mascarene Waters. (1878-82.)

Voyage Dans L'Amerique Meridionale (Le Bresil, La Republique Orientale De L'Uruguay, La Republicque Argentine, La Patagonie, La Republique Du Chili, La Republique De Bolivia, La Republique Du Perou)... Tome Quatrieme. 2nd Partie: MAMMIFERES

The U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, During the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52 (Four Volumes)

Voyage Autour Du Monde Entrepris Par Ordre Du Gouvernement Sur La Corvette La Coquille (Two Volumes)

The Birds of South America [with] Illustrations of the Game Birds and Water Fowl of South America (by H. Gronvold)

Oceanic Birds of South America (Two Volumes)