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North American herpetology, or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States / by John Edwards Holbrook

Lithographer:: Duval, Peter S. 1804 or 1805-1886 Search this; Lehman & Duval Lithrs Search this

Former owner:: Girard, Charles 1822-1895 DSI Search this; American Philosophical Society DSI Search this

Physical description:: 4 volumes, leaves of plates : illustrations (lithographs) ; 32 cm

Notes:: Complete in 4 volumes. Volume 4 is dated 1840 (apparently of the utmost rarity--see Science, new series, volume 17 (January-June 1903) pages 910-912); A revised and extended edition was published in 1842, in 5 volumes; "E.G. Dorsey, printer"--Verso of title pages; Plates signed: Miss Martin del.; J. Sera pinxt.; Lehman &. Duval lithrs. or P.S. Duval lith.; Plates are hand-colored; Also available online; Elecresource; SCNHRB has two copies, each set lacking volume 4; SCNHRB copy 1 (39088015067523, 39088015067564, 39088015067606) is stamped on title pages: Library, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution Mar 3 1882; SCNHRB copy 1 inscribed in ink on title page of volume 3: American Philosophical Society 15 May 1840 from the Author; SCNHRB copy 1 quarter bound in recent dark green goatskin and paste-paper boards, title in gilt within leather spine label; uncut; SCNHRB copy 2 (39088015067648, 39088015067689, 39088015067721) imperfect: in volume 1 lacking pages 1-12, 59-67, plates numbered 5-6; SCNHRB copy 2 has photocopy of the Science article, volume 17, number 440, pages 910-912, laid-in. See library staff for access; SCNHRB copy 2 is inscribed on head of title pages: C. Girard; SCNHRB copy 2 is stamped on title pages: Library, U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution Mar 29 1882, [handwritten accession numbers] 124834-124836; SCNHRB copy 2 bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine, measures 30 cm