Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli
By: di Stefano delle Chiaje ... ; corredate di figure incise in rame
Contributors: Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, former owner; Roper, Clyde F. E., 1937- , donor
Publisher: Dalla stamperia de' Fratelli Fernandes
Published: 1822
Place of publication: Napoli
Language: ita
Other titles: Animali senza vertebre
Notes: For dates of publ. see Sherborn's Index animalium, 1801-1850, sect. 2, pt. 1, p. xxxvii.

Publisher varies (v. 2 has publisher: Dalla stamperia della Sociéta tipografica).

Intended to be a set in 6 v., but v. 5-6 were never published.

Plates illustrated and engraved by various artists, including A. Siesto and F. Toro, among others.

Volume 1 was issued in two separately-paged sections: p. XII, 1-84 (1822 or 1823) and p. 1-184 (1824).

Woodcut title vignettes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sherborn, C.D. Index animalium, sect. 2 (1801-1850), pt. 1, p. xxxvii

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SCNHRB has v. 1 (39088013489570) and v. 2 (39088013489612) only, with plates I-IV [described in v. 1] and I-XXIX [described in v. 2] bound in at end of v. 2.

SCNHRB copy has stamp on front paste-down endpaper: S. Stillman Berry ... Redlands, California. [added in ink:] 19.XI.1949.

SCNHRB copy has illegible library stamp on t.p.'s.

SCNHRB copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Bequest of S. Stillman Berry. Gift of Clyde Roper.

SCNHRB copy has old red half-leather binding with marbled paper boards; raised bands; blind-tooled spine; red sprinkled edges; housed in archival cardboard boxes.