The Tailless Batrachians of the Japanese Empire turtles and other sea creatures

turtles  and other sea creatures

or government institutions

Germany Date Published 1967 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Very good Condition Description Light edge wear to boards

lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover

The Tailless Batrachians of the Japanese Empire turtles and other sea creaturesPp. (2), 215; 29 full page plates (17 plates in color of frogs, 4 plates in black and white photos of tadpoles, 8 plates of anatomical line drawings of frogs), 97 text figures (mostly line drawings). Early green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, with the original printed pale green wrappers bound in place, lg 4to (12 x 9 inches). This fine Japanese monograph was first published in the Japanese language in 1930 under the title Monograph of Japanese