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1793FLO156<p>Odd volume of one of the most beautiful miniature entomological books every published Georg Panzer's <em>Faunae Insectorum Germanicae Initia oder Deutschlands Insecten</em> circa 1800.<br /><br />Volume VIII with 157 handcoloured copperplates Pl.1130-1286 Scarabaeus cylindricus to Rhinomacer lepturides.<br /><br />Handwritten title page and index to parts 190 to 206b 157 plates with printed explanatory text pages.</p><p>Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer 1755-1829 was a German entomologist physician in Hersbruck and lecturer at the Collegium Medicum in Nuremberg. "There does not exist a more accurate or useful work. The figures are drawn and etched by the famous Jacob Sturm the best entomological artist on the continent" Swainson.</p><p>Bookplate of Donald MacGillavry a famous Dutch collector.</p><p>Small loss to top of spine and part of leather title on spine binding solid text and plates mostly clean and bright stain to plate 1165 and 8cm loss to top of text to plate 1276 Curculio gracilipes.</p> Felseckerschen Buchhandlung hardcover
1984Q-9024725178Springer 1984-05-31. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Springer hardcover
1789372509Nuremberg: Grattenauer 1789. First edition. 16 178 5 iindex pp. 1 vols. 4to. Near contemporary glazed brown calf spine gilt paste paper endleaves edges red. Some rubbing very good overall an attractive copy. First edition. 16 178 5 iindex pp. 1 vols. 4to. Important chroncile of the early printers of Nuremberg. Bigmore & Wyman II 114 Grattenauer unknown
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
199869076Bulfinch. New. 1998. Hardcover. 0821223739 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 212 pp. With 165 ills. 34 x 27 cm. -- with a bonus offer--; 0.92 x 13.32 x 10.58 Inches . Bulfinch hardcover
198666779Museum. New. 1986. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 112 pp. With 92 ills. 28 x 22 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . Museum paperback
201299546Abrams. New. 2012. Hardcover. 1419705636 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 254 pp. ; 165 illus. 54 in color. -- with a bonus offer-- . Abrams hardcover
199769018S. I. P. New. 1997. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 256 pp. With 170 ills. 29 x 24 cm. -- with a bonus offer--; 1.06 x 11.34 x 9.39 Inches . S. I. P. hardcover
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