Author: Lloyd, R. E.
Title: The Races of Indian Rats: An Inquiry Supplementary to the Investigation of the Plague
Description: Calcutta: Trustees of the Indian Museum, 1909. First edition. Pp. 100; 7 full page plates, 2 are folding (one map, some black-and-white photos, some line-drawings). Original printed tan wrappers, sm 4to. Records of the Indian Museum, volume III, Part I. A detailed monographic study of the rats of India from all regions of India. This work was purchased in Calcutta about 30 years ago - there are signs of exposure to the hot and humid climate of Calcutta. No ownership marks. The outer printed wrappers are brittle and chipped in places, the top outer corner of the first nine pages of the text have been repaired with no effect to the text, there is chipping to the top inner corner of the rear wrapper, there is scattered foxing to a few pages of the text and light browning to two of the photo-plates; overall a tight copy in good solid condition..

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