A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan, in 3 text volumes + Portfolio of color plates, in portfolio case with bone-clasped ties Publisher L'Ecole Francais D'Extreme Orient

Publisher L'Ecole Francais D'Extreme Orient Publisher Place Paris Date Published 1985 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Near fine Condition Description A fine (as new) copy

Date Published 1970 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Very good Condition Description Sunning to spine

this second enlarged edition was issued in 1687

Edwards believed that this hawk had been trained for hunting

A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan, in 3 text volumes + Portfolio of color plates, in portfolio case with bone-clasped ties Publisher L'Ecole Francais D'Extreme OrientVol. 1 (English text): Pp. 240, 158 text figures; Vol. 2 (Japanese text): Pp. 4 + 3 + 57, 75 text figures; Vol. 3 (Japanese text): Pp. 248, 376 text figures; + 86 fine color plates with attached original tissue guards in place in a folding cream colored portfolio. Recent pale blue cloth covered folding portfolio case with bone clasped ties and with orange printed author title label on the front cover, thick lg folio. This is the rare first printing of