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KLEIN Jacob TheodorABAA

Ordre Naturel des Oursins de Mer et Fossiles avec des Observations sur les Piquans des Oursins de Mer et quelques Remarques sur les Bélemnites

5252Fine engraved frontis. port. of Klein & 28 engraved plates. 3 p.l. incl. frontis 233 1 pp. one leaf of ads. 8vo fine cont. polished calf spine nicely gilt red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: C.J.B. Bauche 1754. bound with: -. Doutes ou Observations de Mr. Klein.sur la Revûe des Animaux faite par le premier Homme sur quelques Animaux des Classes des Quadrupedes & Amphibies du systême de la Nature de M. Linnaeus. Et des Remarques sur les Crustacés sur les Animaux qui ruminent & sur la Vie de l'Homme comparée avec celle des Animaux. One folding engraved plate. 2 p.l. 108 pp. 8vo. Paris: J.B. Bauche 1754. I. First edition in French 1st ed. in Latin: Danzig 1734 and enlarged. This is "one of the earliest monographic treatments of the sea urchins. It includes descriptions illustrations and a classification of both recent and fossil sea urchins.Although altered and enlarged this work was a major source of information on the Echinoidermata for zoologists and paleontologists throughout the eighteenth century and remained a point of departure in discussions by such early nineteenth century authors as James Parkinson."-D.S.B. VII p. 401. II. First edition in French 1st ed. in Latin: Leipzig 1743. This work summarizes Klein's feelings about taxonomic methods. His method was based entirely on external characteristics such as the number and position of limbs and the mouth. He vigorously opposed any method including the Linnaean system based on characters not visible externally. Klein 1685-1759 a leading marine zoologist "had many and diverse interests in natural history besides sea urchins. He developed a botanical garden in Danzig founded and directed a naturalist's society there made extensive collections and published about two dozen monographs including studies of birds fishes reptiles and invertebrates other than the sea urchins particularly the mollusks."-D.S.B. The attractive frontispiece depicts Klein standing in front of his natural history cabinet. A very fine and pretty copy. unknown books

Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. · États-Unis7 500,00 $US≈ 6 345,75 €

ZEITLIN Jacob Israel "Jake" 1902 1987; Leigh WIENER 1929 1993.ABAA

Original black & white photographic portrait by Leigh Wiener of Jake Zeitlin January 16 1985.

1985GG01761Los Angeles:: Leigh Wiener 1985. 1985. 10 x 8 inches. With the photographer's rubber-stamp on verso. Inscribed by Zeitlin to Mary H. Owen sister of Neal Harlow "To Mary Happy Days Jake Zeitlin". Zeitlin had a special relationship with the Harlows as he used to live and meet next door to their home and talk & drink in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles. "During his 50-year career as a photographer and photojournalist Leigh Wiener photographed every U.S. president from Truman to Reagan Hollywood legends from Marilyn to Marlon and musicians from Miles to Sinatra. After moving to Los Angeles in 1946 Wiener went on to become a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times before shooting freelance for Life Time Fortune and Sports Illustrated. He created and co-hosted the Emmy-winning television show "Talk about Pictures" on KNBC. Wiener's photographs are in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery. He passed away in 1993 leaving behind a rich archive of images that uniquely captures the second half of the 20th century." â€“ LWG. See: Wiener Leigh How do you photograph people BIO: "Mr. Wiener was born in Manhattan and attended the University of California at Los Angeles. In the early 1950's he worked for The Los Angeles Times as a staff photographer then joined the military and worked in Europe on the staff of Stars and Stripes the Army newspaper." Wiener died at just 62 years of age. "The cause was complications of a blood disease said Cliff Dektar his publicist. Mr. Wiener's doctors attributed the disease Sweet's syndrome to radiation Mr. Wiener had been exposed to when he photographed atomic-bomb tests near Las Vegas Nev. after World War II for Life magazine Mr. Dektar said." â€“ Los Angeles Times obituary written by Wolfgang Saxon "Leigh Wiener 62 Photographer Of the Famous and the Historic." May 14 1993. Leigh Wiener, 1985. unknown books

Jeff Weber Rare Books · Suisse1 275,00 $US≈ 1 078,78 €