The Waterfowl of the World, in 4 volumes, in a color pictorial slipcase This work was written by

This work was written by the Greek scholar Oppianus (Oppian) who lived in the second century A

In 1944 he began operating a private press

Name of former owner neatly stamped on the title page

a very bright and clean copy in fine condition

double-page color map of the major distribution area of Ericas in South Africa

The Waterfowl of the World, in 4 volumes, in a color pictorial slipcase This work was written byPp. 1174, 66 fine color plates by Peter Scott, 10 black and white plates, 108 maps, 37 text figures. Publishers original tan cloth, gilt decorations on the spine and gilt border decorations on the front cover, lettered in brown on the spine, in original clear plastic dust jackets housed in a color pictorial cloth covered slipcase, sm 4to (10 x 7 1 2 inches). Contents include: Volume 1: The Magpie Goose, Whistling Ducks, Swans and Geese, Sheldgeese and