ZAWADZKI Aleksander - Fauna der galizisch-bukowinischen Wirbelthiere : eine systematische Uebersicht der in diesen Provinzen vorkommenden Säugthiere, Vögel, Amphibien und Fische mit Rücksicht auf ihre Lebensweise und Verbreitung [Translated. "The vertebrate fauna of Galicia-Buchenburg: a systematic review of the mammals, birds, amphibians and fishes found in these provinces, with reference to their habits and distribution"]. Stuttgart, 1840; E. Schweizerbart.
S. VIII, 195. height: 21.3 cm. Binding by Mark Bauer, Warsaw (signed in dry-erase on back cover). Wide dark green half leather, richly decorated. Gilded abbreviated titlepage of the work and gilded Austrian eagle on the face of the binding. The spine is divided into 8 fields, most of which are occupied by the publisher's title, the author's name, in the lower field the owner's initial "L.K.". Cover boards of decorative marbled paper.
Ex-libris of Lech Kokociński.
On the front endpaper stamp: "J. Schaitter | Rzeszow" and an undated ownership entry. Foxing.
An excellent item by Aleksander Zawadzki (1798-1868) on the fauna of Galicia and Bukovina: deals mainly with mammals, birds and fish. A Polish-German glossary of animal nomenclature is added on the last few pages.
Estr. XIX vol. 5, s. 248.
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