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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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- Description
- xiii, [1], clxxxiv, 456 p., xx, [i.e. xxi], [34] leaves of plates (5 folded) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 29 cm.
- Subject
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Grönvold, Henrik, 1858-1940. IllustratorHigashi, N., active approximately 1930. IllustratorKobayashi, Shigezaku, 1887-1946. IllustratorIshizaki, Kōyō, 1884-1947. Illustrator
- Research Call Number
- Arents BIP (Takatsukasa, N. Birds 1932) 06-66 Library has: Pts. 1-7