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WILHELM, Gottlieb Tobias (1758-1811). Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte. Augsburg: Martin Engelbrechtsche Kunsthandlung, 1794-21.
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WILHELM, Gottlieb Tobias (1758-1811). Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte. Augsburg: Martin Engelbrechtsche Kunsthandlung, 1794-21.
25 volumes, 8o (170 x 104 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece in volume 17, 24 engraved titles and 1397 (of 1434 plates lacking mainly in the Insekten volumes, see below) hand-colored engraved plates. Contemporary half calf, spines with green and red morocco lettering pieces (some rubbing and light wear to spine and covers). Provenance: L.A. Platzer (contemporary bookplate and library marks in each volume).
FIRST EDITIONS of this charming handbook-sized encyclopaedia. The handcoloring of the plates is of a remarkable high standard and each of the subjects--humans, birds, insects, mammals, flowers--is extremely wide ranging. For example, the 10 volumes of floral illustations show a very wide variety of flowers, fruits and trees, there are representations of threshing practices, sugarmaking in the West Indies, volcanoes, garden designs, instruments and ornaments, and many attractive landscape and figurative scenes. This set does not include volumes 26-27 Mineralreich. Nissen ZBI 4408; Nissen BBI 2152 (incorrect plate count, noting 60 plates in volume 22 instead of 52); Pritzel 10272; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 17.638. This set comprises:
Volumes 1-2. Säugethiere. 1806. Engraved title and 150 hand-colored engraved plates. Second edition.
Volume 3. Amphibien. 1794. Engraved title and 40 hand-colored engraved plates.
Volumes 4-5. Vögel. 1795. Engraved titles and 89 (of 90) hand-colored engraved plates (some dampstaining).
Volumes 6-9. Insekten. 1796-1800. Engraved titles and 113 (of 151) hand-colored engraved plates.
Volumes 9-10. Fisch. 1799-1800. Engraved titles and 96 hand-colored engraved plates.
Volumes 11-12. Würmer. 1801-1802. Engraved titles and 106 hand-colored engraved plates.
Volumes 13-15. Mensch. 1804-1806. Engraved titles and 191 (of 193) hand-colored engraved plates, with 5 additional "bis" plates.
Volumes 16-25. Pflanzenreich. 1810-1821. 608 Engraved titles, engraved portrait frontispiece in volume 17 and 608 hand-colored engraved plates. (25)
25 volumes, 8
FIRST EDITIONS of this charming handbook-sized encyclopaedia. The handcoloring of the plates is of a remarkable high standard and each of the subjects--humans, birds, insects, mammals, flowers--is extremely wide ranging. For example, the 10 volumes of floral illustations show a very wide variety of flowers, fruits and trees, there are representations of threshing practices, sugarmaking in the West Indies, volcanoes, garden designs, instruments and ornaments, and many attractive landscape and figurative scenes. This set does not include volumes 26-27 Mineralreich. Nissen ZBI 4408; Nissen BBI 2152 (incorrect plate count, noting 60 plates in volume 22 instead of 52); Pritzel 10272; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 17.638. This set comprises:
Volumes 1-2. Säugethiere. 1806. Engraved title and 150 hand-colored engraved plates. Second edition.
Volume 3. Amphibien. 1794. Engraved title and 40 hand-colored engraved plates.
Volumes 4-5. Vögel. 1795. Engraved titles and 89 (of 90) hand-colored engraved plates (some dampstaining).
Volumes 6-9. Insekten. 1796-1800. Engraved titles and 113 (of 151) hand-colored engraved plates.
Volumes 9-10. Fisch. 1799-1800. Engraved titles and 96 hand-colored engraved plates.
Volumes 11-12. Würmer. 1801-1802. Engraved titles and 106 hand-colored engraved plates.
Volumes 13-15. Mensch. 1804-1806. Engraved titles and 191 (of 193) hand-colored engraved plates, with 5 additional "bis" plates.
Volumes 16-25. Pflanzenreich. 1810-1821. 608 Engraved titles, engraved portrait frontispiece in volume 17 and 608 hand-colored engraved plates. (25)