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[BIRDS – ORNITHOLOGY]. SELIGMANN (Johann Michael).
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[BIRDS – ORNITHOLOGY]. SELIGMANN (Johann Michael).
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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Description
[BIRDS – ORNITHOLOGY]. SELIGMANN (Johann Michael). COLLECTION OF VARIOUS FOREIGN AND RARE BIRDS, [etc.]. Nuremberg, Fleichmann, 1749–51. Two parts bound together in one folio volume in ½ fawn-coloured chagrin, paper covers embossed with a border of gilt fillets, plain spine decorated lengthwise with gilt metalwork depicting birds and insects, gilt foliage and scrolls, gilt title (contemporary binding); frontispiece, (9) folios including a title page printed in red and black, (25) folios of half-titles – (1) folio of title page printed in red and black, (25) folios of half-titles – 102 plates. Binding defects: discolouration on the spine with a brown water-stain ring, 3 impact marks on the upper edges with paper loss, open corners with paper loss, rubbing on the covers and joints. Defects in the text: scribbles in ink or coloured pencils on plates 2, 7 and 77; a tear in the margin of plate 55, with no loss of paper or damage to the illustration; faint foxing spots in the margins. FIRST EDITION of the first two parts of this work, published between 1749 and 1776, comprising a total of 9 volumes and 747 colour plates, including 426 of birds. These first two parts are complete with the allegorical colour FRONTISPICE, all 102 MAGNIFICENT colour PLATES, and the title and table pages. A CHARMING COPY preserved in its period binding, with a decorative spine. ¶ Nissen, “Die illustrierten vogelbücher”, 857.
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