Author: OORT, EDUARD DANIEL VAN [1876-1933]
Title: Ornithologia Neerlandica. De Vogels Van Nederland (Complete in 5 Volumes with Alphabetisch Register van alle vogelnamen in verschillende talen; 6 Volumes total)
Description: 's-Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff. 1922, First Edition. Hardcover, 28cm x 36cm. Livre, 1922-1935, Register(1939), [xii] - 250 pages; [viii] - 265 pages; [viii] - 252 pages; [viii] - 256 pages; [viii] - 325 pages; (Complete with 407 coloured plates); 5 volumes, folio(28xm x 36,5cm). Contemporary half green shagreen with corners (rubbed and faded), cloth on covers, gilt orn. spines with 5 raised bands (faded, some joints starting to split), top edges gilt. Inside pages are in very good condition. The register small book (168 pages; 12cm x 20cm) is in very good condition, cover is lightly rubbed but inside pages are in very good condition, clean, unmarked and tight. Interesting publication on ornithology in the Netherlands. With 407 coloured plates after M.A. Koekoek. [6 Volumes in total]. The work was originally published in 46 parts representing figures of all forms of wild birds observed in their natural surroundings in the Netherlands. Since Schlegel issued his work «De vogels van Nederland», no comprehensive atlas of the birds of this area has been published. Each plate contains several figures of birds, the sexes, different ages, and, when necessary, seasonal variations are depicted (Anker). Ref. Anker 381. - Nissen 694. Photos available upon request. HEAVY SET (25 kg - contact us for shipping charges). Very good condition.

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