Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios latinos y extractos en frances.Tomo 1 and 2. (complete).
Poey y Aloy, F. Habana, Barcina, 1851-1856, 1858.
Two volumes in two. Large 8vo. 463, 442 pp., 34, 20 lithographed plates, of which 18 are hand-coloured or partly hand-coloured.
Leather half morocco with gilt titles on spines. Extremely rare work on the zoology of Cuba. Contains 85 species of Cuban fish that Cuvier includes in his work.
The plates depict mainly fish and land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) but also some mammals and insects (mainly Lepidoptera). Good condition
Very rare work on the market.
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