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Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische: I. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische, 9 parts in 4 volumes (text) + II. Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands, with 432 fine color plates in 2 volumes (plates)
by Bloch, Marcus Elieser
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine (new) copy.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1993. Reprint.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. (Text): Vol. 1: (24), 258, (8), 192, (6), 234; Vol. 2: (8), 160, x, (4), 146; Vol. 3: x, 128, (8), 152, (6), 126; Vol. 4: x, (2), 144, (8), 174, (6), 192; (Plates): Vol. 1: pp. (1), 216 fine color-printed plates; Vol. 2: (1), 216 fine color-printed plates. The text volumes are bound in white laminated boards, lettered in black on the spine and front covers with tan endpapers, 4to (11.1 x 9. 75 inches). The plate volumes are bound in brown textured cloth (simulated leather), with the spine and front cover lettered in gilt, folio (16.1 x 10.75 inches). This is a fine facsimile reprint of this rare ichthyological work originally published in Berlin in 1782-1795. The work covers the general natural history of fishes with a primary focus on the economic natural history of fishes in Germany and secondary focus on the natural history of foreign fishes. The fine color plates, are after paintings by F. G. Berger, G. Bodenehr, C. Darchow, C. F. Gürsch, L. Schmidt, J.G. Schmidt and others. The color plates in this facsimile are extraordinarily well-produced - the colors are vivid and bright with excellent color separation. These fine color plates are printed on glossy clay-coated paper which provides excellent color reproduction. This is the only reprint published of this important work. There is one copy of the first edition of this work being offered online for $140,000. Thus, this reprint is a bargain by comparison. The copy used to reprint this work is housed in the Rare Book Room of the American Museum of Natural of Natural History. This large and heavy set weighs 27 lbs. Media mail postage within the USA is $25. Shipment to Europe or Asia will be about $125. No ownership marks.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8185
- Title
- Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische: I. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische, 9 parts in 4 volumes (text) + II. Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands, with 432 fine color plates in 2 volumes (plates)
- Author
- Bloch, Marcus Elieser
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1993. Reprint.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ichthyology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Natural History Books
Biblio member since 2007
Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Folio
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Facsimile
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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