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an open book with illustrations of lizards and lizards on ita green book with gold writing on the cover
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

1595 - Zoology – Herpetology
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Estimate €260 - €360
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Zoology – Herpetology Muskhelishvili, T. Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. With 30 colour lithographic plates. Tbilisi, WWF / ‘Amiran’ Publishers, 1994. 48 pp. Art print with gold-embossed title (battered, binding on the back cover slightly wavy in places). First edition of this rare, colour-illustrated survey of Georgian herpetofauna – an extremely rare publication, published entirely in Georgian. The atlas presents the amphibian and reptile species of Georgia through 30 finely executed colour lithographic plates, drawn by the renowned zoological illustrator Nikolai N. Kondakov. His illustrations depict frogs, toads, turtles (both land and aquatic), salamanders/amphibians, lizards and snakes. Jointly published by the World Wildlife Fund and the Tbilisi-based publishing house ‘Amiran’ in the immediate post-Soviet era, the work represents a significant regional record of the herpetological diversity of the Caucasus – produced at a time when scientific publishing in Georgia was severely restricted by the economic upheavals following independence. This circumstance probably also explains the volume’s extraordinary rarity today. Zoology. – Herpetology. – First edition of a very rare, untraceable atlas of Georgian amphibians and reptiles in the Georgian language. With 30 colour lithographic plates. Original green imitation leather with gilt-stamped title (bumped, back cover somewhat wavy in places). – First edition of this rare, colour-illustrated survey of Georgian herpetofauna – an extremely scarce publication, issued entirely in the Georgian language. The atlas presents Georgia’s amphibian and reptile species through 30 finely executed colour lithographic plates, drawn by the renowned zoological illustrator Nikolai N. Kondakov, whose work here depicts frogs, toads, tortoises and turtles, newts and salamanders, lizards and snakes. Published jointly by the World Wildlife Fund and the Tbilisi-based publishing house ‘Amiran’ in the immediate post-Soviet period, the work stands as an important regional record of the herpetological diversity of the Caucasus, produced at a time when scientific publishing in Georgia was severely constrained by the economic upheavals following 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, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. 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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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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