NAUMANN, J.A.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas. Neubearbeitet von G. Berg, R. Blasius a.( many others). Hrsg. von Carl R. Heinicke. VII. Band. (Ibisse, Flughühner, Trappen, Kraniche, Rallen). Mit 20 Chromotafeln.

Gera-Untermhaus, (1899). Folio. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Some wear to spine. Stamp on titlepage. Internally clean. (4),207 pp. and 20 (each 38x28 cm.) fine chromolithographed plates, 3 of which depicts the eggs.

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.: 43230