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JACQUIN, Joseph Franz von. Beyträge zur Geschichte der Vogel. Vienna: Christian Friederich Wappler, 1784.
4° (310 x 230mm). 19 hand-coloured engraved plates by J.Adam and A.Amon (occasional light spotting affecting text). Early 19th century half calf (rebacked and cornered, preserving original spine label), upper edges cut,others uncut.
A scarce work on American ornithology, based on notes made by Joseph Jacquin on an expedition to the West Indies and Central America, with his famous father Nicolas Joseph Jacquin, in 1755-59. The text describes 32 species of American birds, several for the first time. Anker 220; Nissen IVB 466; Zimmer p.320.
4° (310 x 230mm). 19 hand-coloured engraved plates by J.Adam and A.Amon (occasional light spotting affecting text). Early 19th century half calf (rebacked and cornered, preserving original spine label), upper edges cut,others uncut.
A scarce work on American ornithology, based on notes made by Joseph Jacquin on an expedition to the West Indies and Central America, with his famous father Nicolas Joseph Jacquin, in 1755-59. The text describes 32 species of American birds, several for the first time. Anker 220; Nissen IVB 466; Zimmer p.320.