- One plate loose; one plate w. closed tears in blank margin; 1 plate dam. Otherwise contents fine. Three vols. leather chafed and backstrip dam.; all vols. boardedges sl. rubbed/ worn.
= Nissen, IVB 667; Anker 356: "This new revised and enlarged edition of Naumann's classic work, of which two editions had previously been issued, in 1795-1817 and 1822-1860 (...). The figures for all the plates (...) have been re-drawn, and show the birds in their natural surroundings. Among the many artists (...) are Bruno Geisler, A. Goering, O. Kleinschmidt, J.G. Keulemans (...).". SEE ILUSTRATION PLATE LIII.
AND 3 odd duplicate vols. by the same, all without plates.
- Occas. sl. foxed. Three vols. leather (sl.) chafed; one vol. backstrip dam. at top of spine; all vols. spines sl. discoloured.
= Nissen, IVB 694; Anker 381. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIV.
- Without the small index vol. Some sl. occas. foxing. Spines sl. discoloured; extremities trifle rubbed. Fine set.
= Nissen, IVB 694; Anker 381.
- Binding sl. scuffed. Otherwise a fine copy.
= Nissen, IVB 709; Anker 390; Wood 610: "A beautiful and unusually well-designed work on the eggs of the birds of Holland. The plates consist of separate figures of single eggs mounted in panels with suitable tinted backgrounds, to show their marking and colors." Limited edition of only 250 copies. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIV.
- Plate 54 (w. 4 mounted pates) lacking.
= One of 100 copies with accomp. text in English. Nissen, IVB 709; Anker 390; Zimmer II, 651; Wood 610: "A beautiful and unusually well-designed work on the eggs of the birds of Holland. The plates consist of separate figures of single eggs mounted in panels with suitable tinted backgrounds, to show their marking and colors."
- Bookplate on upper pastedown; new endpapers. Rebacked w. use of contemp. gilt backstrip; corners showing.
= The text is an anthology of poems on popular garden birds and the illustrations are beautifully executed and finely coloured. Nissen 756 (erroneously calling for 22 plates). Rare.
- One plate loose; (sl.) foxed throughout. = Nissen, IVB 764.
= Facsimile edition of the drawings by Olof Rudbeck the Younger.
- Occas. sl. foxed (mostly following plates). Good set. = Nissen, IVB 826; Anker 442.
- Text foxed/ browned (mostly following plates); owner's entry on first blank. All vols. backstrip loose(ning)/ dam./ sunned; covers mouldy. Plates fine.
= Nissen, IVB 938; Anker 508.
= With dedication in pen by A.C. Oudemans (dated "'s Gravenhage Maart 1889") on first free endpaper. Nissen ZBI, 4258 (orig. German edition, 1884). Not in the usual ornithological reference works.
- First vol. backstrip dam.; bindings sl. rubbed/ worn along extremities.
= Nissen, IVB 1026; Bradley Martin 240; Anker 544: "(...) the work contains figures of the majority of the birds found in Sweden, such forms as rarely appear, or have only appeared a few times in that country, not being represented."
AND 1 other: L.A. JÄGERSKIÖLD and G. KOLTHOFF, Nordens Fäglar (ibid., 1926, 2nd ed., 2 vols., num. col. plates, contemp. gilt dec. cl., folio).
- All sl. yellowed.
- Closed tear in outer blank margin.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIV.
= Nissen, IVB 145/ 301.