Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische: I. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische, 9 parts in 4 volumes (text) + II. Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands, with 432 fine color plates in 2 volumes (plates) with the original printed pale-green

with the original printed pale-green wrappers bound in place

The book is based on the entire body of published morphological and taxonomic information as well as on the author’s own observations of over 800 collections

79 text-figures

Later one-half tan morocco leather with five raised bands

the fine hand-colored plates are bright and clean and very well-colored

Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische: I. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische, 9 parts in 4 volumes (text) + II. Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands, with 432 fine color plates in 2 volumes (plates) with the original printed pale-greenPp. (Text): Vol. 1: (24), 258, (8), 192, (6), 234; Vol. 2: (8), 160, x, (4), 146; Vol. 3: x, 128, (8), 152, (6), 126; Vol. 4: x, (2), 144, (8), 174, (6), 192; (Plates): Vol. 1: pp. (1), 216 fine color printed plates; Vol. 2: (1), 216 fine color printed plates. The text volumes are bound in white laminated boards, lettered in black on the spine and front covers with tan endpapers, 4to (11. 1 x 9. 75 inches). The plate volumes are bound in brown