De Ranis Observationes: accessit Caspari Bartholini th. f. de nervorum usu in motu musculorum epistola
by Jacobaeus, Oliger
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Old repairs to the outer margins of the half-title and title pages with no effect to the text, some text-browning and spotting t
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Parisiis: Apud Ludovicum Billaine, 1776. First edition.. Old repairs to the outer margins of the half-title and title pages with no effect to the text, some text-browning and spotting to the last few pages, a few old pencil marks in the margins of the text; a tight copy in very good condition.. Pp. xiv (half-title, title, dedication, preface, eimio viro), 1-108 (includes text + epistola + breviaria capitum); 3 folding text-figures bound in at page 76. Old stiff pale-pink paper wrappers, 12mo (18.6 x 11.6 cm). This is Oliger Jacobaeus' dissertation on frog anatomy and ontogeny. This is the first book published that is devoted exclusively to frogs. The text is in Latin and Ancient Greek. From the private research collection of Cornell University herpetologist Kraig Adler with his small bookplate on the verso of the half-title page. Very small circular stamp at the base of the title page (not intelligible). Rare work seldom offered.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8931
- Title
- De Ranis Observationes: accessit Caspari Bartholini th. f. de nervorum usu in motu musculorum epistola
- Author
- Jacobaeus, Oliger
- Book Condition
- Used - Old repairs to the outer margins of the half-title and title pages with no effect to the text, some text-browning and spotting t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Parisiis: Apud Ludovicum Billaine, 1776. First edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine and Rare;
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Iowa City, Iowa
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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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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...