This is the rating and price for [ Books ] Vosmaer (Arnout). Description D'Un Recueil Exquis D'Animaux Rares, Amsterdam, 1804, Thirty-One (Of 33) Parts Bound In One Vol., Without The 1804 General Title, Thirty-Three (Of 35) Hand-Col. Copper Eng. Plts. Of Animals (Final Plt. Of A Camel Skeleton, Uncol., And Partly Folded), Parts Dated 1767 To 1787, Penultimate Part (On The Green Mole) Lacks First 8 Pp. Of Text, Contemp. Gilt-Dec. Full Calf, With Large Gilt Coat-Of-Arms Of King Ferdinand The First Of Sicily ( 1751-1825), Rubbed And Some Scuff Marks To Covers And Edges, , 1804

Description : [ Books ] Vosmaer (Arnout). Description d'un recueil exquis d'animaux rares, Amsterdam, 1804, thirty-one (of 33) parts bound in one vol., without the 1804 general title, thirty-three (of 35) hand-col. copper eng. plts. of animals (final plt. of a camel skeleton, uncol., and partly folded), parts dated 1767 to 1787, penultimate part (on the Green Mole) lacks first 8 pp. of text, contemp. gilt-dec. full calf, with large gilt coat-of-arms of King Ferdinand the First of Sicily ( 1751-1825), rubbed and some scuff marks to covers and edges, 4to An important account and description of the animals in the menagery of the Prince of Orange and Nassau in South Africa, which includes descriptions of previously unknown or little-known animals from Africa as well as the Americas and elsewhere, including the wild boar, marmot, flying squirrel, several snakes, tropical birds from the Americas, the bison, antelope, buffalo, gazelle, orangutan, sloth, cockatoo, several American monkeys, giraffe, etc. South African Bibliography, vol. IV, p. 694, See Sabin 100783. See illustrations inside front cover of this catalogue. (1)
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Title : [ Books ] Vosmaer (Arnout). Description D'Un Recueil Exquis D'Animaux Rares, Amsterdam, 1804, Thirty-One (Of 33) Parts Bound In One Vol., Without The 1804 General Title, Thirty-Three (Of 35) Hand-Col. Copper Eng. Plts. Of Animals (Final Plt. Of A Camel Skeleton, Uncol., And Partly Folded), Parts Dated 1767 To 1787, Penultimate Part (On The Green Mole) Lacks First 8 Pp. Of Text, Contemp. Gilt-Dec. Full Calf, With Large Gilt Coat-Of-Arms Of King Ferdinand The First Of Sicily ( 1751-1825), Rubbed And Some Scuff Marks To Covers And Edges, , Period : 1804
Dominic Winter Auctions, auctioneer, South Cerney, UK It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Maps/Atlases, Autographs, Books
Sale date : 27 Aug 2003 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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