Contribution a l’etude Morphologique, Biologique et systematique des Amphibiens, Urodeles de la Chine lettered and blind-stamped on gilt

lettered and blind-stamped on gilt on the spine and front cover

Early acid-etched brown calf

This volume is number 1 presented to Fernwood Press (Pty) Ltd signed by the authors

This book weighs 36 pounds

A treasure-trove of information on the earliest recorded instances of whale harvesting

Contribution a l’etude Morphologique, Biologique et systematique des Amphibiens, Urodeles de la Chine lettered and blind-stamped on giltPp. 156, 5 full page plates (line drawings), 3 distribution maps, 20 text figures. Early brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. This volume is based on Changs Ph. D. dissertation which he completed in 1936 at the University of Paris. This monograph is the first complete study of Chinese salamanders (Adler, volume 2, p. 186). The work is warmly inscribed by the author to American herpetologist to Dr. E. R. Dunn; the inscription is in English.