Rails of the World. a Monograph of the Family Rallidae
Ripley, S. Dillon Publisher: M. F....Date published: 1977 1977Format: UndeterminedISBN: 9780919880078
1st Editio limited to 400 numbered and signed copies. xx, 406pp. Folio in original half red morocco and linen boards, gilt top edge, decorative endpapers and matching linen slipcase with 41 colour plates after paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne (including frontispiece) and b&w illustrations in text (distribution maps, breeding ranges, etc). No. 344/400 without the extra signed print often missing in later number volumes. Signed by Lansdowne and Ripley on colophon page (at end) fine Includes a chapter on Fossil Species by Storrs L. Olson.
Rails of the World. a Monograph of the Family Rallidae
Ripley, S. Dillon Publisher: M. F....Date published: 1977 1977Format: UndeterminedISBN: 9780919880078
1st Editio limited to 400 numbered and signed copies. xx, 406pp. Folio in original half red morocco and linen boards, gilt top edge, decorative endpapers and matching linen slipcase with 41 colour plates after paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne (including frontispiece) and b&w illustrations in text (distribution maps, breeding ranges, etc). No. 344/400 without the extra signed print often missing in later number volumes. Signed by Lansdowne and Ripley on colophon page (at end) fine Includes a chapter on Fossil Species by Storrs L. Olson.
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