1618 - Zoology – Cynology
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Estimate €550 - €750

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Zoology – Cynology Götz (ed.), Theodor A Monograph on the Dog, or a Description of the Breeding, Keeping and Care of All Breeds, Their Diseases and the Remedies Therefor, as well as an Account of the Original Homeland and Uses of Each Breed. With 39 coloured copperplate plates, together with a plan of a kennel and the associated buildings; a copy of the folded frontispiece. Gotha, Hennnnings & Hopf, 1834. VI, 114 (recte 108) pp., 3 leaves, plates. (Modern) half-leather with red title label. First edition, rare. - Lindner 11.0749.01. - Not listed in Nissen’s ZBI or Baege. - The beautiful plates, designed and engraved by Götz himself, depict various dog breeds and a floor plan of an English huntsman’s and dog-keeper’s dwelling. Alongside chapters on rearing, feeding and veterinary medicine, the focus is on presenting the breeds and types known at the time, their origins and their use in hunting or for economic purposes. - Pages 107–112 omitted from the pagination, but otherwise complete. - Slightly browned and with some light staining; a faint moisture stain at the beginning; the folded frontispiece is bound in as a copy. First edition. - With 39 coloured copper plates, along with a floor plan of a dog kennel and the associated buildings, a copy of the folded frontispiece. - Modern half-canvas binding with the title on the back. - Slightly browned and with some spots; initially with a faint moisture stain; the folded frontispiece is bound in as a copy.

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1618 - Zoology – Cynology See original version (German)

1618 - Zoology – Cynology
See original version (German)