NAUMANN, J.A.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas. Neubearbeitet von G. Berg, R. Blasius a.( many others). Hrsg. von Carl R. Heinicke. 12 Bde.

Gera-Untermhaus, (1896-1905). Folio. 12 orig. hcloth, gilt backs. Backs with light traces of use. Textillustr. and 449 plates of which 439 are fine chromolithographed plates. Volume 12 with a faint dampstain to inner corners of leaves and plates, mostly seen on the egg-plates. Bookplate of Lorenz Ferdinand.

Anker no.356. The old text from the edition in 1822-60 has been preserved unaltered, corrections in footnotes. The figures for all the plates have been re-drawn and show the birds in their natural surroundings. Among the many artists are O.Kleinschmidt, J.G. Keulemans, O. van Riesenthal and others. The eggs are figured in a series of special plates, based on Eugene Rey's Collection.

Order-nr.: 43223