Lot 551
O. Finsch / G. Hartlaub, Beitrag zur Fauna Centralpolynesiens. Ornithologie der Viti-, Samoa- und Tonga-Inseln. Halle 1867.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
551
Category:
Nature sciences, technology and medicine
Artist:
O. und G. Hartlaub Finsch
Finsch, O. und G. Hartlaub: Beitrag zur Fauna Centralpolynesiens. Ornithologie der Viti-, Samoa- u. Tonga-Inseln. Halle: H. W. Schmidt 1867. With 14 colour lithographic plates. XXXIX pp., 1 unnumbered page, 290 pp. Original cover.
(The cover is stained and has a torn corner. The book block is quite loose. Publisher’s advertisements are bound in.)
Anker 141. Nissen, IVB 315. – “In this valuable contribution, G. Hartlaub has written the preface, the introduction and the descriptions of the species, whilst the remainder of the text was written by Finsch. The work is based chiefly on material collected by Dr Gräffe, but covers all birds known from the area in question, comprising 99 species as well as ten doubtful ones” (Anker).
(The cover is stained and has a torn corner. The book block is quite loose. Publisher’s advertisements are bound in.)
Anker 141. Nissen, IVB 315. – “In this valuable contribution, G. Hartlaub has written the preface, the introduction and the descriptions of the species, whilst the remainder of the text was written by Finsch. The work is based chiefly on material collected by Dr Gräffe, but covers all birds known from the area in question, comprising 99 species as well as ten doubtful ones” (Anker).