Rafetus: The Curve of Extinction – The Story of the Giant Softshell Turtle of the Yangtze and Red Rivers published in 1907)

published in 1907)

the edition was limited to these 105 copies (subscriber’s list included)

This book introduces students to biological evolution starting with Darwin’s theory of evolution and how species develop over time

Publisher Jakeman and Carver Publisher Place Hereford

Rafetus: The Curve of Extinction – The Story of the Giant Softshell Turtle of the Yangtze and Red Rivers published in 1907)Pp. (8), ii, 174; 120+ color photos, 3 black and white photos, some maps. Publishers original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. This work documents the last remaining members of the species, Rafetus swinhoei. This species is found along the Red River and its tributaries in northern Vietnam and in the Yangtze River in China. A related species is found in the basin of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Iraq,