Seldom-seen in original wrappers

Günther A. [C. L. G.]

Observations on some rare reptiles and a batrachian now or lately living in the Society's Menagerie.

Published 1883
Item ID 76295
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London, The Zoological Society of London, 1883. Large 4to (32.1 x 25.4 cm). 8 pp. [numbered 215-222], and five plates (two in fine hand-colouring). Original printed wrappers.

The plates show Chelys fimbriata (Schneid.), Metopoceros cornutus (Wagler), Tejus rufescens, and Ceratophrys ornata. Rare and sought-after work by the German-British herpetologist Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, or Guenter (1830-1914) on species mostly brought from South America to the Society's menagerie. "Günther was a great collection builder and during his tenure as keeper the zoological collections at the British Museum grew from 1.3 to 2.2 million species" (Adler). The coloured plates are large and beautiful. Published in the Society's Transactions, Vol. XI, part 10. This part also contains another paper by Günther, on fish new to British waters (2 pp.; one hand-coloured plate), as well as a paper on the California seal (7 pp.; three fine plates). Spine reinforced with paper strip; some soiling to the wrappers; otherwise very good, unmarked. Adler I, pp. 45-46; Vanzolini I, p. 139. Not in Cat. BM(NH).

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