Gesner, Conrad. Historiae animalium. Lib. I. de... Lot 135
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Gesner, Conrad. Historiae animalium. Lib. I. de quadrupedibus viviparis. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1551. In 2nd (357 x 222 mm);[40], 1104, [12] pages. Coat of arms on title page, large vignette in colophon, 82 animal figures, almost always full-page, in text (halo in side margin, very small wormhole in white margin of last 40 or so papers). Parchment binding with gold title on spine gusset.
First edition of the first book. Famous woodcut of the rhinoceros derived fromDürer.
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