Lot 1365 George Bennett. Observations on the Lizards …

Observations on the Lizards Resembling Snakes, and on Birds Destructive to Reptiles Found in New South Wales. Aus: Waugh's Australian Almanac for the Year 1863. Sydney, Sherriff and Downing, 1863. 1 Bl. (Tit.), Ss. 33-44. 12°. Mod. Ldr. mit goldgepr. RTit.

Zoologie - Herpetologie

Naturwissenschaften – Autorenexemplar, zusätzlich mit fachprominenter Provenienz. - Adler IV, S. 146 (erwähnt Bennett als taxon. Autor.) - "Rare and desirable. I am unaware of a copy apprearing on the market in recent times. An interesting essay with a peculiar dissertation on snake-killing and snake-fearing birds." (McPhee, s.u.). - Provenienz: 1. Exemplar des Verfassers David Bennett (1804-93), britischer Mediziner und Herpetologe, mit dessen gestoch. Ex Libris auf vorderen fliegenden Vorsatz recto. - 2. David R. McPhee, australischer Herpetologe, mit dessen Ex Libris auf dem Vorderspiegel. - Dabei: Andrew Isles, Natural History Books, Hg. Catalogue 23. 624 Pos. The Herpetological Library of David McPhee. Prahran, Selbstvlg., 1996 (vorliegendes Ex. dort Pos. 36). - Außensteg des Titelbl. mit hinterlegter Fehlstelle, gering gebräunt und minimal fleckig. Insgesamt sauberes Exemplar des Rarissimums.

Natural Sciences – Author's copy, additionally with provenance prominent in the field. - Adler IV, p. 146 (mentions Bennett as taxonomic author). - "Rare and sought-after. I am not aware of any copies that have appeared on the market recently. An interesting essay with a peculiar treatise on snake-killing and snake-fearing birds." (McPhee, see below). - Provenance: 1. Author's copy of David Bennett (1804-93), British physician and herpetologist, with his engraved book-plate on front fly-leaf recto. - 2. David R. McPhee, Australian herpetologist, with his book-plate on the front paste-down. - Enclosed: Andrew Isles, Natural History Books, ed. Catalogue 23. The Herpetological Library of David McPhee. 624 items. Prahran, 1996 (present copy item no. 36). - Outer edge of title page with backed defect, slightly time-stained and minimally soiled. Overall clean copy of this extremely rare item.

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