Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur
Subtitle: mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen
By: von Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper ...
Contributors: Shuttleworth, Robert James, 1810-1874, former owner; Bayer, Frederick M., former owner
Publisher: in der Raspischen Buchhandlung
Published: 1791
Place of publication: Nèurnberg
Language: ger
Subjects: Ctenophora; Cnidaria
Other titles: Fortsetzungen der Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Nature mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen
Notes: Supplement v., [Th. 3], has title: Fortsetzungen der Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Nature mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen ... erster Theil, mit hundert und sechs illuminirten Kupfertafeln.

Th. 1 dated 1791, Th. 2 1794, [Th. 3] 1797.

Originally published in 17 parts, of which no. 1-15 were published 1788-1809, and no. 16-17 published 1829-1930, being a continuation by F.L. Hammer.

Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; plates are hand-colored.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

extracted picklist 20081216 BHLEX

SCNHRB has two copies, both are incomplete.

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013482344, 39088013482385, 39088013482427) stamped on verso of t.p.'s: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Oct 23 1906 [ms. acc. no.] 196530.

SCNHRB c. 1 with armorial bookplates of Robert James Shuttleworth.

SCNHRB c. 1 atlas (39088013482468), of 125 plates, has some of the original blue printed paper wrappers to separate parts bound-in.

SCNHRB c. 1 in recent quarter binding of brown goatskin and blue paste-paper boards; red edges.

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013482500, 39088013482542, 39088013482583) is of 410 hand-colored plates only, bound in 3 vols.

SCNHRB c. 2 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Dr. Frederick M. Bayer.

SCNHRB c. 2 half bound in sheepskin and purple marbled paper boards.