The Genera of Fishes from Linnaeus to Cuvier, 1758-1920, with the Accepted Type of Each. A Contribution to the Stability of Scientific Nomenclature

+ Jordan, David Starr: A Classification of Fishes including Families and Genera as Far as Known, in 5 volumes, complete

Pp. (ii), 1-161; pp. xi, 163-284, xiii (index); pp. (ii), 285-410, xv (index); pp. (iv), 415-576, xviii (index) + pp. (ii), 79-243, x (index).  Publisher’s original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo + Publisher’s original dark red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo.  This is the rare first edition of this major taxonomic work in four parts (1917-1920) accompanied the third printing of Jordan’s A Classification of Fishes (1939).  The introductory note to A Classification of Fishes states that this volume, first published in 1923, was meant to accompany the four memoirs entitled The Genera of Fishes from Linnaeus to Cuvier, 1758-1920.  The entire five volume set is offered here.  It is seldom offered as a complete set.  No ownership marks in the first four volumes; the final volume bears the name of David K. Caldwell on the front endpaper.