NAUMANN, J.A. - DROSSELN.

Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas. Neubearbeitet von G. Berg, R. Blasius a.( many others). Hrsg. von Carl R. Heinicke. I. Band. (Drosseln). Mit 30 Chromo- und 2 Schwartztafeln.

Gera-Untermhaus, 1905. Folio. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Some wear to spine. Stamp on titlepage. Internally clean. XLVI,(6),164,253 pp. Textillustr. and 32 (each 38x28 cm.) fine chromolithographed plates, 2 of which depicts the eggs.

Anker no.356. The old text from the edition in 1822-60 has been preserved unaltered, corrections in footnotes. The figures for all the plates have been re-drawn and show the birds in their natural surroundings. Among the many artists are O.Kleinschmidt, J.G. Keulemans, O. van Riesenthal and others. The eggs are figured in a series of special plates, based on Eugene Rey's Collection.

Order-nr.: 43224