‎Zoologie‎

‎"JONSTONUS, JOHANNES - JOHN JONSTON - JOHNSTONE.‎

‎Historiæ Naturalis de Piscibus et Cetis Libri V. Cum æneis figuris. + Historiæ Naturalis De Exanguibus Aquaticis Libri IV. Cum figuris Æneis.‎

‎Amstelodami (Amsterdam), Johannes Jacobi Schipperi, 1657. Folio. Bound in one later (ca. 1800) hcalf w. marbled boards, uncut. Back w. six raised bands and coloured title-labels. Hinges, capitals and corners w. traces of use. First 12 leaves of ""De Piscibus"" w. repair to lower margin (ca. 4 x 10 cm. and decreasing) w. waterstaining around it, neither repair nor waterstaining affecting text or illustrations. Otherwise internally nice and clean. Engr. t-p. and 48 engr. plates (most of them depicting between 7 and 20 animals that live in water), 5, (3), 160 pp. (De Piscibus) + woodcut title-vignette and 20 engr. plates (most of them depicting between 10 and 20 shell-fish etc.), 58, (2) pp.‎

‎Second edition of both works. The ""Exanguibus Aquaticis"" is in accordance with Nissen's description of the second edition (Nissen 2134), the second edition of the ""De Piscibus"", however, is described in Nissen without year and as containing 47 plates, as the first edition, whereas this copy has 48 plates (all numbered), place and printer are the same. The first editions were both printed in Frankfurt in 1650. Johnston (1603 - 1675) was born in Poland and of Scottish descend, he was primarily a medic and natural historian. His works are usually seen as compilations of information with no personal judgment accompanying it. None the less his works of natural history were of great importance to the growing interest in this field of the time. ""For example four of his dictionary-style works on fish, birds, quadrupeds, and insects -published between 1650 and 1653 with excellent illustrations- were widely read and translated"" (D.S.B. VII:164). Though he relied a lot on the writings of others (e.g. those of Aldrovandi), his works became of great importance, first of all because of their new educational approach, but they were also of paramount importance to the development of natural history in Japan. The first collected edition in Dutch of the Historia Naturalis published at Amsterdam in 1660, was presented as a gift to the Japanese ruler Shogun Yoshimune. It was the only source of knowledge of western natural history in Japan, until in 1750. ""Jonston's writings were a useful contribution to seventeenth-century thought, although he was not in the forefront of changing concepts of the time."" (D.S.B. VII:165).These two works are the separate volumes three and four of Johnston's six-volume work ""Historia Naturalis"". All the beautifully executed plates are by Merian, who printed the first edition. Wood mentions this 1657-edition as the ""editio princeps"" (Wood p. 409). Nissen 2133 + 2134.‎

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‎"KEFERSTEIN, A. (GEORG ADOLPH).‎

‎Die, dem Menschen und den Thieren schädlichen Insecten. Nach eigenen und fremden Beobachtungen beschrieben.‎

‎Erfurt, Keysersche Buchh., 1837. Orig. blank boards. Slightly rubbed. (2),VIII,346 pp. A few scattered brownspots, light browning to a few leaves.‎

‎Also with the general titlepage: ""Naturgeschichte der schädlichen Insecten. Nach eigenen und fremden Beobachtungen. Erster Theil.""This first part with it own titlepage wasall issued. - Horn &Schenkling, Keferstein 74.‎

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‎"KIDD, J. (JOHN).‎

‎On the Anatomy of the Mole-cricket. Read february 3 and February 10, 1825.‎

‎(London, W. Nicol, 1825). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1825 - Part II. Pp. 203-246 and 1 engraved plate.‎

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‎"KJÆRBØLLING, N.‎

‎Icones ornithologiæ Scandinavicæ. Scandinaviens: Danmarks, Sverrigs, Norges, Islands og Færøernes Fugle i 600 colorerede afbildninger med særskilt text. (Titelblad iflg. indsat Xerox-kopi).‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Forfatterens forlag, 1856 (+ 1879). Folio. Samt lidt slidt hldrbd med forgyldt ryg samt forfatternavn på forpermen i guldtryk. 61tavler + 35 tavler + 8 tavler + 1 tavle (ialt 105 tavler). (numm. I-LV (LIV-LV mrk. Supplementtavle)) + (1ste. Suppl. Tab. 1-9), + (Suppl. 10), + (1.ste. Suppl. 11-35), + (2det.Suppl. Tab.1-8) + (Ny Tavle III (Collin, 1888.)). Alle tavler håndkolorerede. Enkelte tavler lidt brunplettede, men alle i god stand og smukt kolorerede.‎

‎Anker 247, 250 samt 251. Kollationeringen stemmer ikke overens med nogen af de i Anker nævnte udgaver af Kjærbøllings værk, og må derfor formodes at være en senere sambinding af de 3 værker. Første del (I-LV) er sandsynligvis fra udgaven af 1856, mens anden+tredje del stammer fra 1879 udgaven (Supplementes føste tavle er nummereret ""1"", hvor de i udgaven fra 1856 er nummereret ""I"" ). Derudover er Ny Tavle III medindbunden (kom først i 1888). De originale titelblade mangler desuden.‎

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‎"KLUNZINGER, C.B.‎

‎Die Rundkrabben (Cyclometopa) des Roten Meeres.‎

‎Halle, 1913. 4to. Orig. clothbacked boards. Covers lightly soiled. ""Nova Acta Leopoldina"" Bd. 40. - 416 pp. and 11 plates (entire volume offered). Klunziger: pp. 96-416 a. 7 fine plates (collotypes and lithographs). extillustr. Internally clean and fine.‎

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‎"KRABBE, H.‎

‎Bidrag til Kundskab om Fuglenes Bændelorme.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Bianco Luno, 1869. 4to. Ubeskåret, uden omslag. rent frisk eksemplar. Udkom i ""Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter"". (120) pp. samt 10 kobberstukne plancher med mange figurer.‎

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‎"KRØYER, HENRIK.‎

‎Forsög til en monographisk Fremstilling af Kræbsdyrslægten Sergestes. Med bemærkninger om Dekapodernes Höreredskaber.‎

‎(København, Bianco Luno, 1856). 4to. Uden omslag, ubeskåret. Udsnit af ""Videnskabernes selskabs Skrifter"", (SN.5.IV), pp. 217-304 samt 5 kobberstukne plancher med talrige figurer. Stempel på titelblad.‎

‎Originaltrykket af dette vigtige arbejde, indeholdende nye iagttagelser over høreorganerne, som han beskriver hos 19 slægter, samt en beskrivelse af 15 nye arter, de fleste fra Atlanterhavet.‎

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‎"KRABBE, H.‎

‎Bidrag til Kundskab om Fuglenes Bændelorme.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Bianco Luno, 1869. 4to. Ubeskåret, med orig. bogtrykte omslag. Rent frisk eksemplar. Udkom i ""Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter"". (120) pp. samt 10 kobberstukne plancher med mange figurer.‎

‎"KUPFFER, C. und B. BENECKE.‎

‎Photogramme zur Ontogonie der Vögel.‎

‎Halle, 1879. 4to. Uncut without wrappers. ""Nova Acta Leopoldina"" Bd. 41, Pars I, Nr. 3. pp. 149-196 a. 15 original photographic plates and 1 lithographed plate showing photographic apparatus.‎

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‎"KÖHLER, WOLFGANG. - THE CONCEPT OF ""INSIGHT"".‎

‎Intelligenzprüfungen an Menschenaffen. Zweite, durchgesehene Auflage der ""Intelligenzprüfungen an Anthropoiden I"" Mit 7 Tafeln und 19 Skizzen.‎

‎Berlin, Julius Springer, 1921. Lex8vo. Orig. hcloth. Light wear to top of spine. Stamps to foot of titlepage. Frontispiece. (4),194 pp., 7 plates, textillustr.‎

‎Second, but revised edition of this classic study of the learning process of the anthropoid apes done on the island of Teneriffe.""Köhler argued, in opposition to Thorndike, that an ape learns relations among stimuli and not only the connection between stimulus and response, that it can modify its behaviour merely by perceiving a situation in a novel way and not only from the effect of its actions, and that learning sometimes proceeds by discontinous improvements in performance and not only by the gradual building up of correct connections. This last process was called ""insight"" by Köhler."" (Herrnstein & Boring ""A Source Book in the History of Psychology"", p. 569 ff (No 102, for the first edition of 1917))‎

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‎"KÖHLER, WOLFGANG. - THE CONCEPT OF ""INSIGHT"".‎

‎Intelligenzprüfungen an Menschenaffen. Zweite, durchgesehene Auflage der ""Intelligenzprüfungen an Anthropoiden I"" Mit 7 Tafeln und 19 Skizzen.‎

‎Berlin, Julius Springer, 1921. Lex8vo. Orig. hcloth. Light wear to top of spine. Stamps to foot of titlepage. Frontispiece. (4),194 pp., 7 plates, textillustr.‎

‎"LEAKEY, L. S. B.‎

‎A New Fossil Skull from Olduvai. - [FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AUSTRALOPITHECUS BOISEI]‎

‎London, Macmillian and Co, 1959. Royal8vo. Bound in contemporary full cloth with two black leather title label with gilt lettering to spine. In ""Nature"", Vol. 184, 1959. Library stamp of Christ Church College, Oxford on title verso and their bookplate on front free endpaper, cancelled bookplate of Department of Agriculture, University of Oxford, on front paste-down and the black label at foot of spine. A fine and clean copy. Pp. 491-3. [Entire volume: CLXXV, (1), 2042 pp.].‎

‎First announcement of the landmark discovery of Australopithecus boisei.The find vindicated Louis and Mary Leakey's work at Olduvai (which had been relatively fruitless over the previous 30 years), which led to renewed research interest in the area, added an important stage in a relatively sparse hominid lineage at the time, and also was important in focusing attention on multidisciplinary research. The fairly complete cranium (sans mandible) was given the species name Zinjanthropus boisei by Louis Leakey, which eventually became known as Australopithecus boisei.‎

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‎"LEDENFELD, R. von.‎

‎Die Clavulina der Adria.‎

‎Halle, 1896. 4to. Uncut without wrappers. ""Nova Acta Leopoldina"" Bd. 69. Nr. 1. Pp. 1-251,(2) pp. and 12 plates (5 in collotype and 7 double-page lithographed colourplates). Clean and fine.‎

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‎"LEDENFELD, R. von.‎

‎Die Clavulina der Adria.‎

‎Halle, 1896. 4to. Uncut without wrappers. ""Nova Acta Leopoldina"" Bd. 69. Nr. 1. Pp. 1-251,(2) pp. and 12 plates (5 in collotype and 7 double-page lithographed colourplates). Clean and fine.‎

‎"LINNÉ, CARL VON.‎

‎Carl von Linnés anteckningar öfver Nemesis divina. Inbjudnings-skrift till morgondagens philosophiska promotion från Upsala universitets stiftelse den sjutiiondesjunde. - [LINNÉ EXPLAINING HIS RELIGIOUS FAITH]‎

‎Upsala, Kongl. Academiska Boktryckeriet, 1848. Folio. Partly uncut in the original printed wrappers. With several nicks (not affecting text) to wrappers and corners bended. 14 ff.‎

‎First printing of Linné's renowned manuscript in which he explained his moral principles, religious faith and his development from a sceptic or unbeliever as young into a believer when he reached maturity. ""Linné had left to the care and for the study of his son, and successor as professor in Botany at Uppsala, Carl von Linné, jun., a manuscript, which for a long time was supposed to be lost, but which recently was accidentally found, and deposited in the Academical library at Uppsala. This document, know under the name of ""Nemesis Divina"", because it principally inculcates the doctrine of a divine retribution, also informs the reader of Linné's moral principles and whole religious faith"". Swedish professor Elias Fries published part of the manuscript in the present publication.This Linnean ""Nemesis Divina"" resembles Swedenborg's ""Diarium Spirituale""" Both are written not for their authors contemporaries, but for posterity and both are designed to prove the punishment of evil.Soulsby 1060. Hulth s. 165.‎

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‎"LISTER, JOSEPH JACKSON.‎

‎Some Observations on the Structure and Functions of tubular and cellular Polypi, and of Ascidiae.‎

‎(London, Richard Taylor, 1834). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1834 - Part II. Pp. 365-388 a. 5 engraved plates.‎

‎A classic paper on Hydrozoa with fine engravings.‎

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‎"LISTER, JOSEPH JACKSON.‎

‎Some Observations on the Structure and Functions of tubular and cellular Polypi, and of Ascidiae.‎

‎(London, Richard Taylor, 1834). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1834 - Part II. Pp. 365-388 a. 5 engraved plates.‎

‎"LOW, DAVID.‎

‎Histoire Naturelle-Agricole des Animaux Domestiques de l'Europe publiée par les Fondateurs du Moniteur de la Propriété et de L'Agriculture. Races de la Grande- Bretagne. D'apres les tableaux exécutés par M. Shiels, de l'Academie royale d'Ecosse... - [CATTLE- AND PIG-BREEDING]‎

‎Paris, Bureaux du Moniteur de la Proprieté, 1842. Large 4to. (30x23 cm.). Bound in one cont. hcalf, raised bands. Compartments with gilt animals. Minor scratches to edges, but fine. There are 3 half-titles and 3 title-pages (all dated 1842, the second title after page 27, the third after page 176, where the section with the pigs starts). (4), I-X (11-) 176, (6), 33, (1) pp., last leaf=Table des Matieres. Having 22 fine lithographic plates of Cattles, of which 20 are hand-coloured and shown in landscape-settings with coloured backgrounds, (2 uncold.) and 4 plates showing pigs, all hand-coloured. The plates with tissue-guards. One of the pig-plates with a tear not reaching image. 2 plates loosening. A small marginal dampstain to af few leaves and plates. Otherwise clean and fine.‎

‎Extremely scarce first French edition of this pioneering work in the science of selective breeding, illustrating the forerunners of the most important breeds of cows and pigs of all times. The French edition is a translation of ""The Breeds of the Domestic Animals in the British Isles"" issued in 4 parts in folio, London 1840-42. The 2 other parts, which are not present here deal in the same manner with sheep (le mouton) and with horses (le cheval). Nissen ZBI No. 2565. - Not in BMC (NH). - Not in Wood.‎

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‎"LÜTKEN, CHRISTIAN.‎

‎Spolia Atlantica. Bidrag til Kundskab om Formforandringer hos Fiske under deres Væxt og Udvikling, særligt hos nogle af Atlanterhavets Højsøfiske. Med fem stentrykte Tavler. Avec un Resume en francais.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Bianco Luno, 1880. 4to. Uden omslag som udkommet "" Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter."" Titlepage + pp. 409-613. samt 5 litograferede tavler med mange figurer. Tekstillustr.‎

‎Originaltrykket af Lütkens hovedværk.‎

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‎"LÜTKEN, CHR.‎

‎Til Kundskab om to arktiske Slægter af Dybhavs-Tudsefiske: Himantolopus og Ceratias. Med to stentrykte Tavler.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Bianco Luno, 1878. 4to. Uden omslag, som udgivet i ""Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter"", Titelblad + pp. 307-48 samt 2 litograferede plancher. Tekstillustrationer.‎

‎"MARALDI, (GIACOMO FILIPPO).‎

‎Observations sur les Abeilles.‎

‎(Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1714). 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from ""Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1712"". Pp. 299-335 and 1 folded engraved plate.‎

‎First appearance of Maraldi's classic study of Bee Colonies and the different kinds of cells, workers cells, drone cells, their sizes and ""geometry"".‎

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‎"MARSHALL, WILHELM (WILLIAM).‎

‎Ueber das Haushaltsvieh als Pferde, Hornvieh, Schafe und Schweine und über die Vervollkommnung dieser Vieharten. Aus dem Englischen des Herrn Wilhelm Marshall.‎

‎Göttingen, Dieterich, 1793. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. All edges coloured in red. Small paper-label pasted on to top and bottom of spine. A nice and clean copy. VIII, 221, (3) pp.‎

‎First German translation of Marshall's ""The rural economy of the Midland counties"". Provenance: Valdemar's Castle, Denmark.‎

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‎"MAZEAS, L'ABBE (GUILLAUME).‎

‎Observations sur des Tubulaires a Tube élastique et cartilagineux. (+) Observations sur les Charactéres spécifiques qui distinguent le Tubulaire de L'Ocean à tube élastique & cartilagneux, de son analogue dans la Méditerranée, d´rcrit par M. Ellis. (2...‎

‎(Paris, Moutard, Panckoucke, 1780). 4to. Extracts from ""Mémoires fe Mathematique et de Physique, Présentés à l'Academie des Sciences par divers Savans"", Tome IX. Pp. 299-308 a. 3 fine folded engraved plates. + pp. 309-328 a. 2 folded engraved plates.‎

‎"MEINERT, FR.‎

‎Bidrag til de danske Myrers Naturhistorie.‎

‎(København, 1861). 4to. Uen omslag som udkommet i ""Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter"", pp. 273-340 samt 3 kobberstukne plancher med mange fig.‎

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‎"MELCHIOR, H.B.‎

‎Den danske Stats og Norges Pattedyr. Et Priisskrift. Udg. efter Forf.'s Død af Sophus Zahle.‎

‎K., 1834. Stort ubeskåret eksemplar i et senere hldrbd. Rygforgyldning og skindtitel. Ryg m.lidt brugsspor. XVI, 298, (2) pp. samt 11 (af 13 , mangler 12 og 13) kobberst.plancher, heraf 8 håndkolorerede.‎

‎Melchior beskriver heri, som den første, Halsbåndmusen, som han kaldte ""Halvrotten"". Landhusholdningsselskabet gav ham prisen for dette værk, som er den første håndbog over danske pattedyr.‎

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