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SCHINZ, H(einrich) R(udolf). Abbildungen aus der Naturgeschichte. Lith. title with vignette, and 41 lith. plates, of which 39 are handcolored, with tissue guards. 112 pp. text (recte 106, pp. 21-26 skipped in numbering, complete thus). Large folio. Orig. cloth with gilt-stamped title on upper cover. Zurich, Fr. Schulthess, (1824-28). First edition of this popular work by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777-1861), professor of zoology, founder of the zoological collection and president of the “Naturforschende Gesellschaft“ in Zurich. It was published in installments and is divided into four sections: Mamals, 12 plates and text leaves 1-5; birds, 8 plates and text leaves 8-14; reptiles, fishes, molluscs, insects, etc., 9 plates and text leaves 15-16; plants, 12 plates and text leaves 27-30. - Nissen, ZBI, 3669; Engelmann p. 124 (both quoting the title differently). |
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