Author: Hérouard, E. [J. É.]
Title: Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco publiés sous sa direction avec le concours de M. Jules Richard Docteur ès-sciences, chargé des travaux zoologiques à bord. XXI. Holothuries provenant des campagnes de la Princesse-Alice.
Description: Monte Carlo, Imprimerie de Monaco, 1902. Very large 4to (35.3 x 27.6 cm) 61 pp., eight tissue-guarded chromolithographed or tinted plates with explanatory text leaves. Original printed wrappers. = This work deals with the sea-cucumbers from the northeast Atlantic Ocean, in particular the Lusitanian Sea and the waters around the Macaronesian islands. Many species are new, or earlier described (much shorter) by the author, the French naturalist and marine biologist, Edgard Joseph Émile Hérouard (1858-1932). As all the parts of this series, this work is beautifully illustrated. Uncut. Transparent Front wrapper with old, cancelled stamp, and frayed and much chipped edges; internally, however, a fine, clean copy. Rare. Nissen ZBI, 56.

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