Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, and interesting animals, selected...

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6 vol. Large-8vo. First edition. Series I & II, each series is bound in 3 volumes. Contemporary half green morrocco bindings with marbled boards. Corners also covered with leather. The spines with glit letter-pressed titles in five compartments. A fine set. Illustrated with 318 fine hand colored lithograph plates, which are throughout extremely clean and in vivid hand color. The 318 fine hand colored lithograph plates depicting shells, humming birds and butterflies. A lovely set with one of the most beautiful illustrated works on shells. Further his illustations of humming birds and butterflies are outstanding, too.Bound with the indexes for the various sections, also each of the plates with an accompanying page of text, describing the individual bird, insect or shells.

Nissen IVB 911;