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183010607Munich: C.T.F. Sauer at J. Lindauer's Bookshop 1830. Original decorative printed wrappers. <p>Only Edition based on the author's experiments. This analyzes residential cast iron and earthen stoves and ovens the best materials for thermal conductivity fuels cost and heat output construction specifications and improvements to existing stoves. It also describes a device to eliminate smoky interiors. The plates illustrate the stoves from above and in profile. Lindauer advertises his stock in technology and home economy on the front and rear wrappers and on the final leaf. I have not located a copy outside Germany. In original condition contemporary inscription.<br /> ¶Engelmann Bibliotheca mechanico-technologica 275.</p> C.T.F. Sauer at J. Lindauer's Bookshop unknown
1804A37977Erlangen: J.J. Palm 1804. 54; 53; 50; 6 xvi 1-110 2 111-260 2 280 fine hand-col plates on 140 leaves. . HB. 4 vols 4to 19th century half morocco some rubbing to corners and joints raised bands and dec. gilt rules to spines teg marbled endpapers; a few finger marks to the cloth boards. Occasional spotting and browning with foxing to endpapers. A very good set. Editio Nova second edition of Schaeffer's Icones Insectorum circa Ratisbonam 1766-1779 with Panzer's added supplementary volume with a detailed analysis of the plates. Text in Latin and German. The finely detailed and delicately coloured plates are by I. St.Loibel fl.1760s and illustrate over 2000 insects from the region around Regensburg in southern Germany.Jacob Christian Schaeffer 1718-1790 was a distinguished German naturalist known for his extensive works on the flora and fauna of southern Germany particularly fungi insects and birds. As a professor at Regensburg and a Protestant pastor Schaeffer balanced his academic and religious duties with a passion for natural history. His network of correspondence included prominent figures like Carl Linnaeus underscoring his influence and standing in the scientific community.This edition is notable not only for its comprehensive depiction of local insect fauna but also for Panzer's scholarly contribution. The work is a valuable resource for entomologists and historians of natural science reflecting the meticulous observation and artistic skill of the period.Nissen ZBI 3629; Horn-Schenkling 19050 16731. J.J. Palm hardcover