Lot 1398 A. Vallisnieri. Istoria del Camaleonte …

Istoria del Camaleonte Affricano, e di varj Animali d'Italia. Mit 13 teils gefalt. Kupfertafeln. Venedig, Ertz, 1715. 4 Bll., 200 S. Gr.-8°. HLdr. d. Zt. (beschabt, Rücken geklebt, Innenfalz verstärkt).

Zoologie - Herpetologie

Naturwissenschaften – Opere diverse, Bd. 1. - Blake 468 - Nissen, ZBI, 4225 - Garrison-Morton, 302. - K. Adler II, S. 22: "V.' sole contribution to herpetology was his book 'Istoria...'. In this book he describes the anatomy and biology of Chamaleo chamaleon and then compares it to various animals, including frogs, salamanders, and other lizzards". - Frühe Abhandlung zum Afrikanischen Chamäleon und anderen Tieren Italiens, enthält ab S. 161 mit Zwischentitel und fortlaufender Paginierung die Abhandlung zu den Kermesschildläusen. - Sehr sauberes, gut erhaltenes Exemplar.

Natural Sciences – Zoology. - Herpetology. - Early treatise on the African chameleon and other animals of Italy, contains from p. 161 with intertitle and consecutive pagination the treatise on the Kermes scale insects. - Half leather (scuffed, spine glued, inner fold reinforced). - Very clean, well-preserved copy.

Startprice: 300 €
Estimate: 450 €

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