Lot 279
279
BESTIARY -- K(OCH), F.K. & M.S. K(OCH). Antediluvianisches Bilderbuch, zur Belehrung und fossilen Erheiterung für grosse und kleine Kinder. Rotterdam, Erschienen im Selbstverlag und aus Versehen gedruckt ebendaselbst, 1874. (4), 50 pp. W. tinted lithogr. ti. and 24 tinted lithogr. plates depicting phantasy animals. Obrds. w. tinted lithogr. front side. (Spine dam./partly torn, loosening, margins of lithogr. ti. brittle, a bit foxing).
Bestiary presenting 24 phantasy animals with witty descriptions of the plates, e.g. of the 'Mus Nitroglicerinia' ('Die Explosionsmaus') or the 'Gufo Horribilis' ('Der Nacht- und Waldkauz oder die grausige Unglücksvogel'). The title of this book is preceded on the front side by "Naturhistorische Studien und Forschungen über das Darwinsche System". No information on the authors found by us. Very rare, printed in 200 copies only and only a few copies detected worldwide. - From the library of A.C. v. Eck and with his bookplate.€ 360
result € 280
Back