44 Katalog 49 /. IV. Zoologie
478 Manby (Gg. Will.) Journey to Greenland 1821, from d. Engi. v. C, F, Mi-
chaelis, Leipz. 1823. Kl.-4°. M. 1 Karte, 4 col. u, 2 schw, Kupf. Kart. 10.—
Treats ua Walfisch – u. Robben fang.
479 Merian (Maria Sibylla), The caterpillars wonderful transformation and
derable flower food, which by means of a completely new invention of the
Caterpillars, worms, summer birds. ,. Origin, food and changes
events including their time, place and properties. . . described, after d.
Life ground down, engraved in copper and laid by myself. 2 volumes in 1.
Nuremberg 1679—83, 4 °. M. 2 Kupf.-Tit. u, 100 Kupf.-Taf. Pgtbd. d, Zt. 135.—
Pfeiffer S. 21/22 (Al u. A2).
Editio Princeps of this most beautiful work by Sibylla Merian, equally important for
Entomology u. Botany (Pritzel unknown).
Sibylla Merian, the famous daughter of Matth. Merian d. Ä., Has the beautiful copper,
the caterpillars and butterflies point to flowers in artistic perfection, not
only designed by myself, but also engraved myself with great love and great skill.
Nice, wide-margined copy with magnificent deep coppers, as only found in early
print occur.
Large and fine copy of this most valuable volume, which is remarkable for the 100 fine
plates of high artistic value, executed with greatest care by Sibylla Merian (1647—1717),
daughter of the famous Matth. Merian.
The above work is not only of entomological interest as it may appear from
the title, but is equally important from the botanical point of view, the flowers and
plants being equally well represented together with the Caterpillars and butterflies.
First edition of this extremely rare work in a fine contempor. binding.
480 Merian (Mary Sibylla). Metamorphosis of the Suriname Insects ofte
change of the Surinamese insects . , . everything in America after life
and life size painted and described, Amsterdam o, J. (1705), Imp.-
Fol, M, ko 1 or, Frontisp, u, 60 ko 1 or, Taf. Braun. Mar. 550 .—-
Pritzel 6105. Pfeiffer p. 32.
One of the rare copies obtained by the artist herself
Painted copies, (MA Pfeiffer, Werke d. Maria Sibylle Merian, p. 11:,. Schon
in the “Leipzig learned newspapers” of 1717 it is pointed out that the
these wisely obtained leaves almost d. Make an impression of original watercolors. This
The impression is reinforced by the fact that the transfer printing of course d. Plates-
edge is missing and that also d. Signatures d. Engraver ad plate numbers were covered.
There is no need to indicate that such specimens should be considered particularly valuable.
are striving ”).
Very esteemed edition, much sought for as it is not only an entomological standard-work,
but equally also a botanical one.
An eceptionally fine copy of the First Dutch edition. The plants and the insects are
depicted in original size and most carefully coloured by hand, by the artist herseif.
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481 Natural history, illustrated magazine, of the animal kingdom, 4 vols, in 2. Leipzig 1847/48.
Fol, M. ü, 4000 Fig, Hfz. 25.—
Hrsg. v. Eduard Friedr. Poppig.
482 Pacini (Filippo). Above the electric torpedo organ of the Nile. Bologna 1846.
8th. With 1 tablet. Hirsch IV, 458, 59. 4.80
483 Portlock (N.) and G. Dixon. Voyage round the world, but more particu-
lary to the North-West Coast of America, perform. 1785—88. Publ. by
G. Dixon, London 1789. 4°. With 1 map and 21 pll, Hldr. 36.—
Nice copy d. Orig. Edition. The trip also touched the Falkland u.
Sandwich Islands, St. Helena, Java & China.
Appendix No. I pp. 353-360 = „Natural History” with many plates of birds and cancers.
484 [Prudhomme (L.)] Voyage to Guiane and Cayenne made in 1789 and an-
following nees. Paris year VI (1798). 8 °, Av, 1 map and 4 grav, Hldr. 12.—
SS. 321—330 „Quadrupedes, most remarkable birds, fish, reptiles and insects
of Cayenne “.
485 Reimarus (H. Sam.) General. Considerations about the instincts d. Animals
mainly about their art instincts. 3 Bde, Vienna 1790, Pp, 9.-
486 Riedinger (El.) Draft of some animals according to their different types
ten ,. . TI. I—V. Augsburg 1738—1740. Fol, M. 90 Kupf, Hpgt, 120.—
Thienemann 391—480.
Nice copy d. popular original edition in splendid copper. Includes:
TEN. In: Dogs (18 Bll.)
TI. II: Lions, tigers (leopards) aurochs (20 ll.)
TI. III: Bären u. Deer (18 Bll.)
TI. IV. Wild boar, fallow deer, roe deer, fish otter, lynx, wolf, ibex and
Gemse. (16 Bll.)
TI. V. Foxes, rabbits, wild cats, beavers, martens, polecats, oaks, weasels and prickly
pig (18 sheets).
Complete and self-contained. (A 6th part was published in 1746, which only concerns horses
acts).
Karl & Faber, Munich 2 NW.
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