1992 xxiv, 573 p. 7 colour plates, numerous text figures, hardbound. Cancelled library stamps on front free endpaper, half-title and title page, otherwise a very good copy.This is the "all you want to know about lake Titicaca" in the Andes, one of the earth's oldest lakes. It contains information on the geology, history and origins, the sedimentology, temperature, minerals, etc., and of course the zoology and botany. Many species are endemic, and for instance the molluscs show an interesting evolution. Some 30 species are known, and all are described and figured in great detail by Dejoux.