Author: Flower, W. H. (ed.)
Title: Recent memoirs on the Cetacea by professors Eschricht, Reinhardt and Lilljeborg edited by William Henry Flower. On the Greenland Right-Whale (Balaena Mysticetus, Linn.) with special reference to the geographical distribution and migrations in times past and present; On the species of Orca inhabiting the Northern Seas; On Pseudorca crassidens; Synopsis of the Cretaceous Mammalia of Scandinavia (Sweden and Norway).
Description: London, The Ray Society, 1866. Large 4to (36.1 x 26.1 cm). viii, [i], 312 pp.; several text engravings, six lithographed plates. Black cloth with gilt title on the spine. = A rare compilation on whales, published in the famous series of Ray Society publications. This English compilation was aimed at reaching a broader audience. The first paper, by Eschricht and Reinhardt was first published in Danish in 1861, the second, by Eschricht alone, was earlier published in Danish in 1862; the third by Reinhardt was first published in Danish too, whereas the last (by Lilljeborg) was first published in Swedish. Small stamp (cancelled) on title verso; otherwise a very good, clean copy.

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