Pp. 202, (6); color frontispiece of John Holbrook, facsimile of Holbrook letter, 150+ black-and-white portrait photographs of historic figures in herpetology with facsimiles of their signatures. Publisher's original dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, and decorated on the front cover with facsimile signatures, 4to (11.25 x 8.75 inches). From the SSAR series: Contributions to Herpetology, no. 5. The volume was issued to commemorate the first World Congress in Herpetology. Presents short biographies and photographs of 152 individuals, all deceased, who have advanced the study of amphibians and reptiles (from the preface). This is the first of three volumes on historic figures in herpetological studies. As this first volume was published in 1989, it is long out of print and has become very scarce. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

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