Author: Milne-Edwards, H.
Title: Histoire naturelle des crustacés, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. Tome troisième.
Description: Paris, Roret, 1834-1840. One volume (of four) 8vo. ii, 605 pp., four folded charts. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine with four raised gilt-ornamented bands, gilt vignettes and titles. Marbled endpapers. = A classic study on crustaceans of taxonomical importance. This is text part III (of three) only. It deals with the "Légion des édriophthalmes [and] trilobites [and] branchiopodes [and] entomostracés", and the subclasses of the "crustacés suceurs (and) xyphosures", as well as an appendix, a chapter on the geographical distribution of the drustaceans, and an index to all three terxt volumes. From the "Suites à Buffon". Even a single volume as this one is rare. Some scattered light spotting, otherwise very good clean, unmarked copy. Nissen ZBI, 2838.

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