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three black and white photographs of a man and woman in front of a treean old black and white photo of a cave with a man standing in ita black and white photo of a cave in the woodsblack and white photograph of a man standing in a cave
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Geology Kloos and Max Müller, Johan Hermann The Hermannshöhle near Rübeland. Text and plates. 2 vols. With 2 folded, partly coloured lithographic maps, 2 schematic illustrations of the geology in the text, 2 further illustrations of lighting and photographic techniques, and 20 photogravure plates. Weimar, Verlag der deutschen Photographen-Zeitung (K. Schwier), 1889. 5 leaves, 76 pp. 4°. Half-leather and half-leather wing folder, each with a German title label (slightly browned and stained). First and only edition. – Poggendorff IV, 762. – The plates, produced by Martin Rommel & Co. in Stuttgart, are each mounted on cardboard with typographic labels. - The Hermannshöhle in Rübeland near Wernigerode in the Harz Mountains, first explored by Kloos, was discovered in 1866 during roadworks. It is a typical example of the formation of a river cave. J.H. Kloos (1842–1901) was Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in Braunschweig. Max Müller’s photographs are among the very earliest cave photographs ever taken and were made possible by the novel invention of magnesium flash lighting. Müller describes the photographic method in detail. The last two illustrations show the skull of the cave bear and its skeleton, reconstructed from finds in the cave. The maps show the entire cave complex near Rübeland, including the Baumannshöhle, discovered in the 17th century, which had already aroused Leibniz’s interest and contained bone remains from which the famous unicorn, depicted in his *Protogaea* and in Guericke’s *Magdeburger Versuche*. – Endpapers and folder on the inside cover and flaps slightly foxed; the collotypes are generally well preserved. Geology – With 2 folded coloured maps and 20 collotype plates. Text and plates. 2 vols. Original half-cloth and original half-cloth folder, each with a title on the cover (some browning and staining). - First and only edition. - The plates, produced by Martin Rommel and Cie in Stuttgart, are each mounted on cardboard with typographic inscriptions. - Hermann’s Cave in Rübeland near Wernigerode in the Harz Mountains, first explored by Kloos, was discovered in 1866 during road construction work. It is a typical example of the formation of a river cave. J.H. Kloos (1842–1901) was a professor of geology and mineralogy in Braunschweig. Müller’s photographic images are among the earliest cave photographs ever taken. They were made possible by the novel invention of the magnesium flash. Müller describes the photographic method in detail. The last two illustrations show the skull of the cave bear and its skeleton, reconstructed from finds in the cave. The maps show the entire cave complex near Rübeland, including the Baumann Cave, discovered in the 17th century, which had already aroused Leibniz’s interest and contained bone remains from which the famous unicorn depicted in his *Protogaea* and in Guericke’s *Magdeburg Experiments* was reconstructed. - Endpapers and portfolio slightly foxed on the inside; collotypes generally well preserved. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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