From Antiquariaat Schierenberg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 01 October 2001
About this Item
Stockholm, 1948-1950. Two printed leaves (29.2 x 22.8 cm [1948] and 29.7 x 21 cm [1950]). The first letter typed, with hand-written signature and additional handwriting; the second entirely handwritten, signed and dated. = Two letters, on the stationery of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum in Stockholm, from the Swedish malacologist Nils Hjalmar Odhner (1884-1973) to the French marine biologist, ichthyologist, parasitologist, and director of the Service des Pêches Coloniales, Robert Philippe F. Dollfus (1887-1976). Dollfus was a son of the malacologist Gustave Frédérique Dollfus (co-author of the famous Les mollusques marins du Rousillon), and was interested in Mollusca himself. Paul Henri Fischer wrote his necrologie in the Journal de Conchyliologie 114(3-4), p. 131. In these letters, Odhner discusses several topics, including the whereabouts of captain C. O. Johnson - who collected cetaceans - a forthcoming paper on the landsnails of the Galapagos Archipelago, etc. First (1948) letter frayed at right margin, otherwise very good. Seller Inventory # 71870
Bibliographic Details
Title: Two letters to R. P. Dollfus.
Binding: Soft cover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Store Description
New customers will receive a pro-forma invoice by email or post. Payment is due in two weeks after the date of invoice. When payment by credit card is applicable we will send you a secure payment link (Adyen) by email. Buyers within the EU must also pay VAT (Value Added Tax), based on the rates in the country of the buyer: low rate on books and high rate on prints, manuscripts and original artwork, unless they posses a VAT registration number. All goods remain our property until payment is recei...
More InformationWe offer airmail (priority) anywhere in the world at cost. Alternatively we can send through courier, like Fedex, UPS, TNT. Please enquire to get a quote. To keep the cost for the customer as low as possible, we do not charge any additional costs. All our shipments are automatically insured. We will contact you if extra shipping charges are required, which mostly applies to certain long and/or heavy runs (often periodicals).
Payment Methods
accepted by seller
