Title: [Sylvan. Ein Jahrbuch für Forstmänner, Jäger und Jagdfreunde auf das Jahr [...]. Neue Folge. 4. Jahrgang 1827] / 5 colored copperplate engravings e period
Item description:
Remarks: Rare. Includes 5 plates in copperplate colored by the publisher:
- Plate 1: Pteeomys volans Cuvier. Das Flughorn;
- Tab. II Canis terce novæ. Blumenbach. Der Neufunlands Hund;
- Tab. III: Anas marila Lin. Die Bergente;
- Tab. IV: Cursorius isabellinus Meyer. Der isabellfarbige Läufer;
- Tab. V: Alauda calandra. Lin. Die Kalander Lerche
Condition of preservation:
Binding quite badly damaged, missing ss. I-IV including title page, block badly loose, quite badly damaged and stained with a mark of flooding, last card badly damaged, last 2 cards loose, boards without defects. Item in less than good condition
Grading of state of preservation:
- perfect condition: (6) no flaws, no signs of use, like new
- very nice: almost perfect condition (+5), very slight defects, almost like new (unused)
- nice: very good condition (5), very slight, basically insignificant defects
- quite nice: condition - very good (-5), insignificant, insignificant defects
- more than good: condition between very good and good (4/5), quite insignificant, not very significant defects
- at least good: condition at least good (+4), not very significant defects
- good: condition of good (4), fairly significant defects
- less than good: condition -good (-4), significant defects
- more than sufficient: condition between good and sufficient (3/4), very significant defects
- at least sufficient: condition at least sufficient (+3), quite poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
- Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major flaws in the card, basically destruct
The evaluation of the state of preservation and some other elements of the description have some subjectivity, but we make them with our best knowledge and the greatest possible reliability, if in doubt, please refer to the scan of the object or contact us.
