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1605 - Zoology – Herpetology
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Zoology – Herpetology Vellard, Jehan Studies on Andean amphibians, I–V (complete). In: Memorias del Museo de Historia Natural “Javier Prado”. Lima, 1951–1959. With numerous plates. Also bound in: Travaux de l’Institut Français d’Études Andines, Tome IV. Paris–Lima, 1954. I. The Telmatobius group and related forms. Memorias del Museo de Historia Natural “Javier Prado” 1, Lima 1951, pp. 1–89. – Ibid., Estudios sobre batracios andinos. II. The marmoratus group and related forms. Ibid. 2, Lima 1953, pp. 1–53. - Ibid., Studies on Andean amphibians. III. The Telmatobius of the Jelskii group. Ibid. 4, Lima 1955, pp. 1–28. - Ibid., Studies on Andean amphibians. IV. The genus Gastrotheca. Ibid. 5, Lima 1957, pp. 1–47. - Ibid., Studies on Andean amphibians. V. The genus Bufo. Ibid. 8, Lima 1959, pp. 1–48. - Ibid., Études sur le lac Titicaca. V. The Telmatobius of the Inter-Andean high plateau. In: Travaux de l’Institut Français d’Études Andines IV, Paris–Lima 1954, pp. 1–58. - Ibid. / Merino, M., Études sur le lac Titicaca. VI. Bailes folklóricos del Altiplano. Ibid., pp. 59–132. – Bound in contemporary leather with gilt lettering. Complete series of Jehan A. Vellard’s five-part monograph series ‘Estudios sobre batracios andinos’, published over a period of eight years in the *Memorias* of the Museo de Historia Natural ‘Javier Prado’ in Lima, of which Vellard was director from 1947 to 1956. The series deals consecutively with the most important Andean amphibian genera: from Telmatobius (Parts I and III) via Pleurodema/marmoratus forms (Part II) to the tree frog genus Gastrotheca (Part IV) and the toads of the genus Bufo (Part V, in which Vellard, amongst other things, described the taxon Rhinella vellardi, named after him). This volume thus brings together Vellard’s entire fundamental taxonomic and biogeographical study of the high Andean amphibians in a single volume – a key reference work for South American herpetology. - The fourth volume of the IFEA series supplements the zoological series with Vellard’s ecological field study of the Titicaca Telmatobius populations, as well as an ethnographic and folkloristic work on the dances of the Altiplano - The result of his many years of multidisciplinary field research at Lake Titicaca (1951–1961, in a total of nine parts). Extremely rare. Zoology. – Herpetology. - Complete set of Jehan A. Vellard’s five-part monograph series ‘Estudios sobre batracios andinos’, published over eight years in the *Memorias* of the Museo de Historia Natural ‘Javier Prado’ in Lima, of which Vellard was director from 1947 to 1956. The series successively covers the most important Andean amphibian genera: from Telmatobius (parts I and III), through Pleurodema/marmoratus forms (Part II), to the tree-frog genus Gastrotheca (Part IV) and the toads of the genus Bufo (Part V, in which Vellard also described the taxon later named Rhinella vellardi in his honour). This volume thus brings together the entirety of Vellard’s fundamental taxonomic and biogeographical study of high-Andean amphibians in a single volume – a key reference work for South American herpetology. - The fourth volume of the IFEA series supplements the zoological series with Vellard’s ecological field study of the Titicaca Telmatobius populations, as well as an ethnographic and folkloric work on the dances of the Altiplano – the result of his long-term, multidisciplinary field research on Lake Titicaca (1951–1961, published in nine parts in total). Very rare. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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