Anatomical and Zoological Researches: Comprising an account of the zoological results of the two expeditions to western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875 lettered in blue on cover

lettered in blue on cover and spine

is one of the three most widely cited vertebrate animals in the biological literature

Publisher Edition Chimaira Publisher Place Frankfurt am Main Date Published 2010 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Fine Condition Description A fine (new) copy

there is mild offsetting from the first hand-colored plate onto facing page

Wied spent the rest of his career studying his North American collections

Anatomical and Zoological Researches: Comprising an account of the zoological results of the two expeditions to western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875 lettered in blue on coverand a monograph of the two cetacean genera, Platanista and Orcella, in two volumes (text + hand colored plates) Pp. (volume 1): (iv, (1, corrigenda dated 1879), (i) xxv, (i, title page for Mammalia), 1 985; (volume 2): (iv, title page, half title), (1, corrigenda), (1) 29 (index to plates), 85 full page lithographic plates (49 are hand colored) many by Charles Berjeau, and J. G. Keulemans. One half black leather over orange marbled boards with