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The birds of Nippon.

Title
The birds of Nippon. Volume I. Introduction, physiography, history of Japanese ornithology, bibliography, order Galli / by Prince Taka-Tsukasa.
Author
Takatsukasa, Nobusuke, 1889-1959.
Publication
[London : H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd. ; Tokyo : Yokendo], 1943.

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TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Takatsukasa, N. Birds 1932) 06-66Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Grönvold, Henrik, 1858-1940.
  • Higashi, N., active approximately 1930.
  • Kobayashi, Shigezaku, 1887-1946.
  • Ishizaki, Kōyō, 1884-1947.
Description
xiii, [1], clxxxiv, 456 p., xx, [i.e. xxi], [34] leaves of plates (5 folded) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 29 cm.
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Note
  • Originally issued in 8 pts., Aug. 15, 1932-Feb. 28, 1943. Title page and other prelims. in pt. 8.
  • Publisher information from covers of pts. 1-7. Pt. 8 lacks publisher information. Witherby's participation ceased with pt. 7, issued in 1939.
  • No more published in this ed. A rev. and expanded ed. was issued by Maruzen Co. in 1967.
  • Illustrations: 1 print : woodcut, col., hand col. ; diam. image 12.2 cm. By Kōyō Ishizaki. Frontispiece, issued with pt. 8. -- 3 col. maps on folded leaves, numbered i-iii; descriptive letterpress on guard sheets. -- 18 full-page col. reproductions of paintings by Henrik Grönvald, N. Higashi and Shigezaku Kobayashi, numbered iv-xii, xiib, xiii-xx; descriptive letterpress on guard sheets. -- 30 leaves of reproductions of photos. in photogravure; full-page map; 2 tables on folded leaves; several ill. in text.
  • Includes index.
  • Errata slips issued with pts. 1 and 3-7; instructions to binder (in Japanese) on slip issued with pt. 8.
  • Parts issue: Each pt. in pale brown paper covers.
Bibliography (note)
  • "The bibliography": p. lvii-clxxxiv.
Indexed In (note)
  • Nissen, C. Illustrierte Vogelbücher
Call Number
Arents BIP (Takatsukasa, N. Birds 1932) 06-66
OCLC
63224754
Author
Takatsukasa, Nobusuke, 1889-1959.
Title
The birds of Nippon. Volume I. Introduction, physiography, history of Japanese ornithology, bibliography, order Galli / by Prince Taka-Tsukasa.
Imprint
[London : H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd. ; Tokyo : Yokendo], 1943.
Indexed In:
Nissen, C. Illustrierte Vogelbücher, 921
Bibliography
"The bibliography": p. lvii-clxxxiv.
Local Note
Arents copy: Parts issue.
Arents copy incomplete: Part 8 (containing p. [i]-[xiv] (1st group), cxlvix-clxxxiv, 359-456, frontispiece, plate xx and 2 folded leaves of tables) wanting.
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Added Author
Grönvold, Henrik, 1858-1940. Illustrator
Higashi, N., active approximately 1930. Illustrator
Kobayashi, Shigezaku, 1887-1946. Illustrator
Ishizaki, Kōyō, 1884-1947. Illustrator
Research Call Number
Arents BIP (Takatsukasa, N. Birds 1932) 06-66 Library has: Pts. 1-7
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