Author: Larrañaga, D. A.
Title: Escritos de Don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga. Tomo I-III. [the complete text].
Description: Montevideo, Los publica el Instituto Historico y Geografico del Uruguay [Impr. Nacional], 1922-1930. Five volumes in five. Large 8vo (28.6 x 20.0 cm [first volume]; 27.0 x 19.5 cm [the others]).1278 pp.; coloured portrait (tissue-guarded). Original uniform printed wrappers. = Important early contributions to the zoology, botany and geology of Uruguay from an unpublished manuscript by the zoologist, botanist and priest, Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (1771-1848). "He was one of those principally responsible for the founding of the National Library of Uruguay and the National University of Uruguay" (Wikipedia). Published over a fairly long period and seldom found complete. Both plate volumes are not included. Uncut. The first volume is a bit larger. Stamps on second volume title; wrappers of first and third volume detached, spine covers abraded; some scattered foxing, otherwise a very good, clean set. Neither in Cat. BM(NH) nor in Nissen.

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