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Auction archive: Lot number 671

[Ornithology] SCHLEGEL, Hermann

Auction 13.12.2019
13 Dec 2019
Estimate
€100 - €200
ca. US$111 - US$222
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 671

[Ornithology] SCHLEGEL, Hermann

Auction 13.12.2019
13 Dec 2019
Estimate
€100 - €200
ca. US$111 - US$222
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

[Ornithology] SCHLEGEL, Hermann Natuurlijke historie van Nederland. De vogels. Amsterdam, G.L. Funke, 2 vol., 8vo: [2]-ii-lxxi-pp.; pl. (some spotting, some offsetting). Half red cloth with corners, marbled paper on covers, gilt orn. flat spines. Second edition of this ornithological volume of the work "Natuurlijke historie van Nederland" (1st 1856-in 7 parts). Illustrated with lithographed pl. (n. 1-and 1-executed from drawings by the author, coloured by hand and heightened with gum arabic. The first series of plates shows the birds in their different habitats, the second contains figures of heads and feet. The introduction of this work gives a general account of the group of birds, especially as regards their occurrence in different habitats. In this volume species are enumerated as belonging to the fauna of the country. The main section is a systematic synopsis of the birds occuring in the Netherlands, dealing both with tame birds and those that have become wild. Ref. Anker - Casey A. Wood - Nissen (IVB) Prov. Raabe (stamp).

Auction archive: Lot number 671
Auction:
Datum:
13 Dec 2019
Auction house:
ARENBERG AUCTIONS
Wolstraat 19/2
1000 Brüssel
Belgium
info@arenbergauctions.com
+32 (0)2 544 1055
+32 (0)2 544 1057
Beschreibung:

[Ornithology] SCHLEGEL, Hermann Natuurlijke historie van Nederland. De vogels. Amsterdam, G.L. Funke, 2 vol., 8vo: [2]-ii-lxxi-pp.; pl. (some spotting, some offsetting). Half red cloth with corners, marbled paper on covers, gilt orn. flat spines. Second edition of this ornithological volume of the work "Natuurlijke historie van Nederland" (1st 1856-in 7 parts). Illustrated with lithographed pl. (n. 1-and 1-executed from drawings by the author, coloured by hand and heightened with gum arabic. The first series of plates shows the birds in their different habitats, the second contains figures of heads and feet. The introduction of this work gives a general account of the group of birds, especially as regards their occurrence in different habitats. In this volume species are enumerated as belonging to the fauna of the country. The main section is a systematic synopsis of the birds occuring in the Netherlands, dealing both with tame birds and those that have become wild. Ref. Anker - Casey A. Wood - Nissen (IVB) Prov. Raabe (stamp).

Auction archive: Lot number 671
Auction:
Datum:
13 Dec 2019
Auction house:
ARENBERG AUCTIONS
Wolstraat 19/2
1000 Brüssel
Belgium
info@arenbergauctions.com
+32 (0)2 544 1055
+32 (0)2 544 1057
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