Herpetology

Related Titles

Series: United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. United States exploring expedition, v. 20

By

Girard, Charles, 1822-1895

Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Philadelphia, Printed by C. Sherman & son, 1858

Notes

Text has half-title: United States exploring expedition. By authority of Congress.

On t.-p. of Atlas: ... Atlas. Herpetology. Prepared under the superintendence of S. F. Baird. By authority of Conress. Philadelphia, C. Sherman & son, printers, 1858.

32 plates are described in the text, also listed in the atlas, but only 23 were issued in this edition.

"The joint committee of the Library of Congress entered into an engagement with the undersigned, in 1851, to prepare the report upon the herpetological collections made by the United States exploring expedition ... He was permitted to associate Dr. Girard with him in its execution; by whom the determinations and descriptions have been made, the drawings overlooked, and the work carried through the press.--S. F. Baird."--Introd.

"The book was done entirely by Dr. Charles Girard, but ... his name was not allowed to appear on the title-page by the naval authorities having the matter in charge, who insisted in publishing this book under the name of Professor Baird, to whom the original contract was given out."--G. B. Goode. The published writings of Dr. Charles Girard, 1891, p. 50.

Edition of 100 copies.

Includes index.

Dark green morocco publisher's binding.

Haskell, D.C. U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, | 76 and 78, p. 99-101

Subjects

Amphibians , Reptiles

Call Number

Q115 .W6 vol. 20

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/14019411
OCLC: 4819634
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51487871