Murphy, Robert Cushman: OCEANIC BIRDS OF SOUTH AMERICA: A Study of Species of the Related Coasts and Seas, Including the American Quadrant of Antarctica Based Upon the Brewster-Sanford Collection in the American Museum of Natural History. , New York: Macmillan/American Museum of Natural History,1936.1st Edition; Two volumes, illustrated from paintings by Francis L. Jacques, photographs, maps, and other drawings; Vol I, xxii, 640pp, 6 coloured plates, 1-38 b&w plates, 61 text figures; Vol II, viii, 641-1245pp, 10 coloured plates, b&w plates 39-72, 62-80 text figures. Index at front of both volumes, plates at back of both volumes. Original green cloth with gilt titling to spine and front covers. Still the most authoritative source on South American sea birds. Very Good. (Book ref. 1598) £60.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Polar Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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