Reptiles of Bermuda

Description:

Contributions to the Natural History of the Bermudas. Vol. I, Pt VI (United States National Museum Bulletin No. 25: 287-303). This article includes an interesting review of the history of the early exploitation of turtles in Bermuda since 1593, and a fascinating example of early conservation legislation passed in 1620, which aimed to protect turtle numbers in Bermuda.

Condition

8vo, later cloth, minor wear. From an institutional library, neat ink stamp to title page.