Paleontologia Argentina. Contributions to a knowledge of the fossil vertebrates of Argentina = Contribuciones al conocimiento de los vertebrados fósiles de la Argentina
La Plata: Taller de Publicaciones de Museo, 1893-94. 2 volumes, folio; pp. [8], 91; vi, [2], 118, 4; plus folio atlas containing 106 lithograph plates (5 folding); recent half green cloth, gilt titling on upper covers and spine; near fine and sound. The plates are in a matching half green cloth clamshell case also with gilt lettering on upper cover and spine. English and Spanish in parallel columns. Issued as volumes 2 and 3 in the Anales del Museo de La Plata Paleontología Argentina series. Contains six parts: Dinosaurs of Patagonia; Cetacean Skulls from Patagonia; A study of extinct Argentine Ungulates; Supplemental observations on Argentine Ungulates; The extinct Edentates of Argentina; and, On two extinct Carnivores. Lydekker (1849-1915) was a prolific author, researcher and naturalist, writing on natural history, geology, paleontology, game animals, and assorted field guides. Item #59951
Price: $3,500.00
