Conradi Gesneri... Historiae animalium lib. I.[-IIII.].
Contributors: Belon, Pierre, 1517?-1564.; Rondelet, Guillaume, 1507-1566.
Publisher: apud Christ. Froschouerum
Published: 1551
Place of publication: Tiguri
Language: lat
Subjects: Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works.
Work titles: Historia animalium
Notes: Imprint varies, Vol.2 published : Tiguri : Excudebat C. Froschouerus, 1554.

Bound in 3 vols. The complete work contains a fifth volume: Lib. V. Qui est De serpentium natura / ex variis schedis collectaneis ejusdem compositus per J. Carronum ... Tiguri : In Officina Froschoviana, 1587.

Vol.1: [40], 1104, [12] p.; Vol.2: [8], 110, [2], 27, [1] p.; Vol.3: [48], 779, [1] p.; Vol.4: [40], 1297, [3] p.

Includes indexes.

Each volume and appendix to Vol.2 have special title-pages with title vignettes; some decorated initials throughout text.

Reference : Osler, W. Catalogue 636.
Table of contents: value: Contents: Lib.I. De quadrupedibus viviparis - Lib.II. De quadrupedibus ouiparis. Adiectae sunt etiam novae aliquot quadrupedum figurae, in primo libro De quadrupedibus viviparis desideratae... - Lib.III. Qui est De avium natura. Adiecti sunt ab initioindices alphabetici decem super nominibus auium in totidem linguis diuersis - Lib.IIII. Qui est De piscium & aquatilium animantium natura... continentur in hoc volumine, Gulielmi Rondeletii... et Petri Bellonii... de aquatilium singulis scripta.