Author: Desmarest, A. G.
Title: Monographie des mammifères du genre des phoques.
Description: Paris, Abel Lanoe, 1818. 8vo. 63 [2, 61] pp. Printed wrappers. = The earlies monograph of the seals of the world by the French zoologist Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (1784-1834). In total 19 species are recognized by the author, and several synonymies are proposed. Offprint from the Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, volume 25 (second edition), with its own pagination. Uncut. Edges a bit soiled and frayed, otherwise a very good clean copy. Rare. Not in Wood.

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