Naturalist at Large
- Publisher : Robert Hale
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : frontis, 22 b/w photos
Description:
A fascinating autobiographical memoir by Thomas Barbour(1884-1946), American herpetologist, from 1927 to 1946 he was director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. This work recalls collecting specimens in Africa,Asia,North America,South America, and Central America. In the final chapter ‘For Zoographers only’, Barbour provides details of his theories about the distribution of animal life in the West Indies.
Condition
8vo, orig. cloth. Owner's name to endpaper. Vg.
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