Lot 1517 Louis Agassiz. Contributions to the Natural …

Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. 4 Bd. Mit 77 tls. farbigen lithographischen Tafeln. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1857-1862. LI, 452 S. 4 Bll., 451-643 S. XI, 301 S., 26 S. VIII, 380 S., 12 S. 4°. Lwd. mit Ritel (berieben und bestoßen, Rücken brüchig und gelöst, tls. mit Fehlstellen, Bd. I Vordergelenk gebrochen).

Amerika - USA

Geographie und Reisen – Erste Ausgabe. - Adler, 1, p. 39-40. - Crane Library AC30. - Nissen ZBI, 37. - Sabin 505. - Bd. I-II mit Exlibris von Hiram Edmund Deats. - Mit Stempel der Case Library. - Bd. I-II First Monograph, Bd. III-IV Second Monograph. - Das Werk sollte ursprünglich in 10 Bänden erscheinen, es wurden jedoch nur 4 veröffentlicht, welche nur an Abonennten verkauft wurden. Die Abbildungen stammen von A. Sourel. - Ränder minimal gebräunt. Insgesamt sehr gut erhaltene Exemplare.

Geography and Travel – North America. - 4 vols. With 77 lithographic plates, some in color. Canvas with spine title (rubbed and bumped, spine brittle and detached, partly with missing parts, vol. I front hinge broken). - First edition. - Nissen ZBI, 37 - Sabin 505 - Vol. I-II with bookplate of Hiram Edmund Deats. - With stamp of the Case Library. - Vol. I-II First Monograph, Vol. III-IV Second Monograph. - The work was originally intended to appear in 10 volumes, but only 4 were published, which were only sold to subscribers. The illustrations are by A. Sourel. - Margins minimally browned. Overall very well preserved copies.

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