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PALLAS (Peter Simon) Spicilegia zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscura

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PALLAS (Peter Simon) Spicilegia zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. Fasciculus primus (- decem.).
Berolini, apud G. A. Lange, 1767-1774.
10 parts (out of 14) in 1 vol. in-4, multiple pagination, plates, contemporary basane racinée, smooth ornate spine, red title-piece, gilt roulette bordering the boards and endpapers, double gilt fillet to the edges, gilt edges (spine faded and rubbed, head-cap and corners worn, scratches to the boards| tear in the margin of 10 f. of text, foxing on some pages of the text).
A fine collection of the first 10 issues of this first-edition treatise on zoology. Illustrated with 43 copper-engraved plates by C. B. Glasbach.
(Nissen ZBI 3071)