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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

1607 - Zoology – Herpetology
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Zoology – Herpetology Wiedersheim, Robert Salamandrina perspicillata and Geotrion fuscus. An attempt at a comparative anatomy of salamanders, with particular reference to skeletal features. With 17 lithographic plates, of which 4 are in colour and 8 are tinted, each containing several figures by J. A. Hofmann after Rabus. Genoa, Printing Office of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, 1875. 1 leaf (white), 207 (1) pp. Half-leather binding of the period (labelled Hurley Bros., Bay City, Michigan) with gold-embossed title, endpapers of Kamm marbled paper and speckled. Edges (slightly stained and rubbed). A comprehensive and richly illustrated monograph on salamanders. – Adler IV, p. 177 (mention of Wiedersheim as a taxonomist). - Robert Wiedersheim (1848–1923) was a German zoologist and anthropologist who made his name primarily through his studies in comparative animal anatomy. - Plates with foxing, paper browned, otherwise in good condition. - Also included: The same author’s *The Skull of the Urodela. A Contribution to the Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrate Skull*. With 9 chromolithographic plates, 8 of which are double-sided, by J. A. Hofmann after Rabus, as well as 6 woodcuts in the text. Leipzig, Engelmann, 1877. VIII, 187 (1) pp. 8°. Contemporary half-leather binding, handwritten title laminated with transparent adhesive tape (buffed and scuffed). - First offprint. - Former library copy of the Anatomical Institute of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau; the title page bears a stamp (from the Nazi era), and the spine has a library label with a handwritten disposal mark. - Plates are stained; paper is slightly browned. - Overall, a collectable collection comprising two detailed herpetological monographs. Zoology. - Herpetology. - Comprehensive and richly illustrated comparative anatomy of salamanders. - Adler IV, p. 177 (mentions Wiedersheim as a taxonomist). - With 17 plates, of which 4 are coloured and 8 are tinted lithographs by J. A. Hofmann after Rabus. - Robert Wiedersheim (1848–1923) was a German zoologist and anthropologist who made a name for himself primarily through his studies on the comparative anatomy of animals. - Plates foxed, paper discoloured by age, otherwise well preserved. - Includes: Ibid. The Skull Skeleton of the Urodela. A Contribution to the Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrate Skull. With 9 chromolithographic plates by J. A. Hofmann after Rabus, 8 of which are double-sided, as well as 6 woodcut illustrations in the text. Leipzig, Engelmann, 1877. VIII, 187 (1) pp. 8°. Contemporary half-leather binding, handwritten title pasted on with transparent adhesive tape (with minor soiling and wear). - First separate printing. - Former library copy of the Anatomical Institute of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau, title page stamped (from the Nazi era), spine with ex-library label. - Plates foxed, paper slightly browned. - Overall, a collectable set comprising two detailed herpetological monographs. 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 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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