Mammals of Amazonia Volume I General Introduction and Primates with Forty-two Color Plates By the Author

De La Cruz Lima, Eladio

Verlag: Rio De Janeiro, 1945

Beschreibung

Thick Folio 12" - 15" 272 pp with 42 color plates on thick stock. Exceptional illustrations of primates by author Eladio da Cruz Lima, Brazilian painter, writer and archeologist (1900 -1943) Authored Mamíferos da Amazônia - Introdução Geral e Primatas (Mammals of Amazonia) in 1945 that gave him international recognition. This book displays a new primate subspecies known as Saguinus fuscicollis cruzlimai. Authored other works as Arte pré-histórica na Amazônia (Pre-historic art in Amazon) and A cerâmica no Estado do Pará (Ceramics in Pará State) He was honored in 1937 by having a new subspecies, Eladinea Miranda-Ribeiro (Amphibia) named for him.Text is clean, tight, unmarked save for previous owner's (James M. Dolan, Jr., Director of Collections, San Diego Zoo).blind stamp on title page. Book has a current rebinding in green glazed cloth with gold-stamped titles along spine. Binding is immaculate. Heavy book, please contact seller for overseas shipping costs. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 700975

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Mammals of Amazonia Volume I General ...

Verlag: Rio De Janeiro

Erscheinungsdatum: 1945

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: Edition of 975 Copies in English.