Zoology - Ornithology Delacour and P. Jabouille, J. Le Oiseaux de l'Indochine Francaise. Exposition Coloniale Internationale Paris 1931. 4 vols. with 67 plates, 66 of which are colour offset prints. Paris, Exposition Coloniale, 1931. 4°. 282 S. XLVI P. 342 P. LXII P. 346 P. LXXIII PP. 296 PP. LXVII p. Later hardback with gilt stamped title. OUmschlag bound (slightly rubbed and bumped). First edition. - Nissen IVB 228 - Four volumes on the avifauna of present-day Laos, Indonesia and Cambodia. The region was referred to as the Indochinese region until the 1950s. - Pierre Jabouille was the governor of Indochina and had a personal interest in ornithology. Together with the French-American ornithologist J. Delacour, he went on a series of expeditions on which they explored the native birds of the region. - The 67 plates were designed by Henrik Grönvold. - Plates not arranged numerically, but included in full. - Foxing and page edges browned. Plates largely unaffected. Overall in good condition. Zoology. - Ornithology. - With 67 plates, 66 of which are colour offset prints. Later leather with gilt stamped title. Original cover bound in. (Slightly rubbed and bumped.) - First edition. - Nissen IVB 228 - Four volumes on the avifauna of present-day Laos, Indonesia and Cambodia. The region was referred to as the Indochinese region until the 1950s. - Pierre Jabouille was the governor of Indochina and had a personal interest in ornithology. Together with the French-American ornithologist J. Delacour, he went on a series of expeditions on which they explored the native birds of the region. - The 67 plates were designed by Henrik Grönvold. - Plates not arranged numerically, but included in full. - Foxing and page edges browned. Plates largely unaffected. Overall in good condition. This lot is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 24.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount to 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.