Georg Ernst Walch (82 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Georg Ernst Walchens Abhandlung Von Dem Croatischen Einfalle In Schleusingen, Den 15. Oct. 1634 IX. Book.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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First edition; 5 vols bound in 4, folio (42 x 26 cm); 2 engraved portraits and 273 hand-coloured plates of which 15 are folding, bookplates to front pastedowns, library stamps of Biblioteca CavagliÃ-Cossato, contemporary manuscript notes in the lower margins of nearly all the plates, a handful of pages with closed tears; contemporary speckled calf, wide gilt floral border in double gilt fillets, gilt turn-ins, brown endpapers, all edges gilt, joints split at head and tail of all vols. with vol. I particularly weak, a very good set. The most important work on fossils of the eighteenth century. First edition, an attractive copy in contemporary calf, of the most important work on fossils of the eighteenth century. Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) trained an an engraver and 'was introduced to natural history engraving when, while still an apprentice, he worked on the plates for Johann Scheuchzer's popular Physica Sacra (1731-35). In the 1750s, Knorr began issuing his own sumptuous folios' (Ashworth, 'Georg Wolfgang Knorr: Scientist of the Day', Linda Hall Library, 2020). 'The detail and accuracy [of the present work]. not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature' (Dictionary of Scientific Biography 7:412). The plates were largely made from drawings after samples supplied by the owners of cabinets such as J. C. Gmelinus, pharmacist in Turingen; Johann Gessner, professor in Bern; Collison, Knoerr, Trew, and others. Some 58 plates feature fossils found at the famous quarries of Solenhofen. Brunet III 682; Nissen ZBI 2232.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1740 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 7 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 7.…