xx, 326 pp. With 76 lithographed plates, 12 of them in color. 12¾x9¾, period half cloth & marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition.

Rare first edition of this classic work on the herpetology of Central America, with a striking array of plates picturing turtles, lizards, snakes and other scaled creatures. From the library of Howard K. Gloyd, Director of Museum, Chicago Academy of Sciences, with his bookplate.