Gessner, Conrad.
Gessner, Conrad.
Historiae Animalium. Liber I. De Quadrupedibus vivipartis. With woodcut printer's mark on the title 82 woodcuts in the text.
Zurich Chr. Froschauer, 1551. Folio. [20] leaves, 1104 pp., [6] leaves. Green colored parchment of the 17th century with Supralibros of the abbey Saint Victoire, Paris (extremities of spine with lacks, spine uncomely fixed with transparent tape).
VD16 G 1723 - Adams G 532 - BM STC German 358 - Vischer C 433 - Rudolphi 384 - Nissen ZBI 1549. - First edition of the first part of Historia animalium (1551-87), which appeared in five volumes. - Handwritten ownership remark of the abbey and other stamps on the title, 1 text leaf with tear to the upper margin. Else in very good condition, clean copy with beautiful woodcuts in strong prints.
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Gessner, Conrad.
Historiae Animalium. Liber I. De Quadrupedibus vivipartis. With woodcut printer's mark on the title 82 woodcuts in the text.
Zurich Chr. Froschauer, 1551. Folio. [20] leaves, 1104 pp., [6] leaves. Green colored parchment of the 17th century with Supralibros of the abbey Saint Victoire, Paris (extremities of spine with lacks, spine uncomely fixed with transparent tape).
VD16 G 1723 - Adams G 532 - BM STC German 358 - Vischer C 433 - Rudolphi 384 - Nissen ZBI 1549. - First edition of the first part of Historia animalium (1551-87), which appeared in five volumes. - Handwritten ownership remark of the abbey and other stamps on the title, 1 text leaf with tear to the upper margin. Else in very good condition, clean copy with beautiful woodcuts in strong prints.
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