Author: Bergh, [L. S.] R.
Title: The Opisthobranchiata of South Africa.
Description: Cape Town, The South African Philosophical Society, 1907. 8vo (23.1 x 15.0 cm). 115 pp.; 14 lithographed plates, of which two partly in full colour. Contemporary pebbled half cloth over black boards. Spine with gilt title. Speckled edges. = A most important contribution to the knowledge of the opisthobranchs and tectibranchs of southern Africa, with many new species. Written by the Danish malacologist and foremost 19th-century nudibranch specialist Ludwig (or Ludvig) Sophus Rudolph (or Rudolf) Bergh (1824-1909). Published in the Society's Transactions, Volume XVII. A few small, unrelated titles in the rear. Stamp of the American malacologist Richard Irwin Johnson (1925-2020) in the top margin of the first text page, above the drophead title. Boards a bit worn; a few small spots, otherwise very good. Rare. Not in Nissen.

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