Author: Okada, Yaichiro
Title: Amphibia and Reptilia of Jehol
Description: Tokyo: Waseda University, 1935. First edition. Pp. 47, 7 color plates from paintings by Shiro Suzuki, 9 text-figures + pp. 76, 10 color plates from paintings by Shiro Suzuki, 22 text-figures. Publisher’s original patterned brown card-covers, (the printed pale green wrappers are bound in place), lg 8vo. Report of the First Scientific Expedition to Manchoukuo under the leadership of Shigeyasu Tokunaga, June-October 1933. Manchoukuo was the portion of northeastern China under Japanese control in the 1930's. The beautiful color plates by S. Suzuki all have their tissue guards. From the research collection of Illinois State University herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. No other ownership marks. Rare work seldom offered. A bright, clean copy in almost fine condition (this is the best copy we have handled of this title)..

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