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Genesis of the Arietidae

by Hyatt, A.

Series : Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge
Volume: 673
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Published In : Washington
Illustrations : 14 plain plates, 6 folding tables, 35 text figs

Description:

Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 26 (673). Rare. Ten of the plates are photogravures (Heliograph, Hart & von Arx, N.Y.)

Alpheus Hyatt (1838-1902) was an American zoologist and palaeontologist, who achieved eminence in the study of invertebrate fossil records, contributing to the understanding of the evolution of the cephalopods and of the development of primitive organisms.

Condition

4to, cloth, worn, spine chiped to head and foot with some loss, orig. wrappers bound at rear; hinges cracked and crudely repaired with tissue; ink spots to fore edge. Ex-lib.: a few ink-stamps. Plates clean and crisp.