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Wertvolle Bücher, Graphik, Historische Photographie

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Saturday, 25 October 2025 at 11:00 am Lose 1106-2003

Lot 1378 Blasius Merrem. Beytraege zur Geshichte der …

Beytraege zur Geshichte der Amphibien. 1. Heft. (= Beytraege zur Naturgeschichte.) Mit 12 kolorierten Kupfertafeln und einem Textkupfer. Duisburg und Lemgo, Meyersche Buchhandlung, (1790). 4 Bll., 47 S. 4°. Mod. HLdr. mit goldgepr. RTitel (minimal berieben).

Zoologie - Herpetologie

Naturwissenschaften – Sehr selten. - Nissen ZBI, 2792. - Vanzolini I, 9. - Mit hs. Besitzvermerk auf dem Titelblatt. - Eins von drei Heften. - Die Hefte, die von dem deutsche Biologen Blasius Merrem (1761-1824) geschrieben wurden, waren ursprünglich als eine vierteljährliche Publikation über seltene Tiere, Pflanzen und Mineralien gedacht. Jedoch wurden über die Jahre aufgrund gesundheitlicher Problem von Merrem insgesamt nur drei Hefte publiziert. Die ersten beiden Hefte wurden auf Kosten von Merrem selbst in Duisburg und Lemgo herausgebracht, das dritte Heft im Jahr 1821 in Essen bei Baedeker. Merrem hatte sich auf die Gebiete der Herpetologie und Ornithologie spezialisert und lehrte seit 1782 an den Universitäten in Göttingen, Duisburg und Marburg. - Ränder gebräunt, teils fleckig. Insgesamt sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar dieser seltenen Publikation mit prachtvoll kolorierten Kupfertafeln.

Natural Sciences – Herpetology - With 12 colored copper plates and a text copper plate. Modern half leather binding with gold-stamped spine title (minimally rubbed). - Very rare. - With handwritten ownership note on the title page. - One of three fascicles. - The fascicles, written by the German biologist Blasius Merrem (1761-1824), were originally intended as a quarterly publication on rare animals, plants, and minerals. However, due to Merrem's health problems only three fascicles were ever published over the years. The first two fascicles were published at Merrem's own expense in Duisburg and Lemgo, the third appeared in 1821 in Essen at Baedeker. Merrem specialized in the fields of herpetology and ornithology and taught at the universities of Göttingen, Duisburg, and Marburg from 1782 onwards. - Edges browned, partly stained. Overall, a very well-preserved copy of this rare publication with magnificently colored copperplate engravings.

Startprice: 1200 €
Estimate: 1800 €

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