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1614 - Zoology – Ichthyology
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Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Description
Zoology – Ichthyology Bloch), (M.E. Illustrations and Descriptions of Domestic and Foreign Fishes. Translated from the High German of Dr M.E. Bloch. First edition. With 4 hand-coloured copperplate plates. Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp & Son, c. 1800. 5 text leaves and 4 plate leaves. Large folio. Loose, untrimmed laid paper leaves with 3 woodcut vignettes and watermarks in an octavo cover (brown and water-stained, bumped, spine scuffed). Not listed in Dean and Nissen. – Plates and descriptions of: Labrus Brasiliensis. – Perca Maculata. – Trigla Voltans. – Sparus Chlorourus. – The magnificent plates are somewhat foxed. Zoology. – With 4 hand-coloured copper-engraved plates. 5 leaves of text and 4 leaves of plates. Loose in a cardboard wrapper (brown-stained and water-stained, bumped, spine chafed). – Plates somewhat foxed. 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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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
Auction location
Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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