— Systematic Zoology. Volumes 1-40.

New Haven, CT [AND] Baltimore, MD, Society of Systematic Zoology, 1952-1991. 4to (24.5 x 16.9 cm). Bound in 39 volumes, plus one supplement. Original printed wrappers preserved, bound in. = The leading journal on evolution and its consequenses for zoological systematics and nomenclature, or the naming of animals and the understanding of their evolutionary relations. Includes writings by the foremost evolutionists and Darwinists of the 20th century, such as Ernst Mayr, Stephen Jay Gould, and Edward O. Wilson. The supplement is an index for the years 1952-1985. A few library stamps, but otherwise hardly touched. A very good, uninterrupted set, from the start, and neatly bound. Rare.