Pucheran J (4 results)

99 p., 4to, paperbound (plain covers). Unopened copy.

Paris, Gide et J. Baudry, 1852. Large 4to (32.3 x 24.5 cm). 226 pp.; eight plates (of which six finely hand-coloured). Later boards with facsimile of the volume's title page mounted. = A very rare paper on deer, this being the general introduction, which is all that was published but it includes plates on antlers (uncoloured), and living animals (full colour). The French zoologist Jacques Pucheran (1817-1894) published more on mammals and accompanied the expedition on the Astrolabe (1837 and 1840), under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville, together with Jacques Bernard Hombron and Honoré Jacquinot. The illustrations, drawn by Werner and engraved by Annedouche, are excellent. Published in the Muséum's Archives, volume 6. Uncut, unopened. Two uncoloured plates are a bit spotted, the others only marginally, a stain in the top gutter and margin, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Nissen ZBI, 3249.

Paris, Gide et J. Baudry, 1841. Large 4to (32 x 25 cm). 31 pp.; three finely hand-coloured plates. Disbound. = A very rare paper on nocturnal birds of prey, (i.e., owls) with the description and illustration of new and poorly known species, from South America, and Madagascar. The French zoologist Jacques Pucheran (1817-1894) published more on birds and mammals and accompanied the expedition on the Astrolabe (1837 and 1840), under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville, together with Jacques Bernard Hombron and Honoré Jacquinot. The illustrations, drawn by Werner and engraved by Annedouche, are excellent. Published in the Muséum's Archives, volumes 4. Uncut. Some very light, marginal spotting, small repair to one fore-margin, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Ronsil, p. 408.

Paris, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris, 1858. Large 4to. (31.6 x 24.7 cm). Drop head title, 33 pp., four finely hand-coloured engraved plates. Disbound. = Important paper on the mammals of west-central Africa with the descriptions and illustrations of new species including civet cats and genet cats. The fine illustrations are by the anatomist and illustrator Jean-Charles Werner (1798-1856). Published in the Muséum's Archives, volume 10. Uncut. Light, mostly marginal spotting to the text and, slightly, to the plate margins, otherwise a good unmarked copy.