Forster, R.R. & Wilton, C.L. The Spiders of New Zealand. Parts I to III. Pub. Otago Museum Trust Board. 1968 -70
Three volumes with b/w. illus throughout. 4to. A nr. fine hardback set in gently sunned and bumped covers. Parts 2 and 3 are first editions, Part 1 is a first edition reprint.
Raymond Robert Forster (1922-2000) has been acknowledged as New Zealand’s greatest arachnologist. This work is a testament to his expertise and is superbly illustrated. Part I: (Introduction and Key to Spider Families). Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae, Migidae. Part III: Desidae, Dictynidae, Hahniida, Amaurobioididae, Nicodamidae.
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