A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan, in 3 text volumes + Portfolio of color plates, in portfolio case with bone-clasped ties Publisher Wiley and Putnam Publisher

Publisher Wiley and Putnam Publisher Place New York Date Published 1845 Date Published Estimated No Edition First Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Very Good Condition Description Some light scattered foxing to the title page and some of the text

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Publisher L'Ecole Francais D'Extreme Orient Publisher Place Paris Date Published 1985 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Near fine Condition Description A fine (as new) copy

A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan, in 3 text volumes + Portfolio of color plates, in portfolio case with bone-clasped ties Publisher Wiley and Putnam PublisherVol. 1 (English text): Pp. 240, 158 text figures; Vol. 2 (Japanese text): Pp. 4 + 3 + 57, 75 text figures; Vol. 3 (Japanese text): Pp. 248, 376 text figures; + 86 fine color plates with attached original tissue guards in place in a folding cream colored portfolio. Recent pale blue cloth covered folding portfolio case with bone clasped ties and with orange printed author title label on the front cover, thick lg folio. This is the rare first printing of