NAUMANN NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS 449 COLOR LITHOGRAPHS (1895-1905)

Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas Gera-Untermhaus, Köhler, (1895-1905) COMPLETE 12 volumes with 449 chromolithographs by ornithologist and self-taught Johann Andreas Naumann Unmatched quality and beauty of illustrations!!!
Natural history of birds of Central Europe edited by Carl R. Hennicke. in 12 volumes COMPLETE . Large volumes in folio format 40 x 31 cm with title embossed on the spine. Contains 449 chromolithographs of color illustrations of birds in their environment. Epic and work of ornithologist and self-taught Johann Andreas Naumann (1744 1826), who played a special role in the scientific literature on animals of the late 19th century due to the large number and beauty of his illustrations. It totals nearly 4,000 pages of text. In particular, it contains 439 large-format chromolithographic representations of birds and 10 egg plates. One of the world's top 5 most beautiful books on birds. Unmatched quality and beauty of illustrations!!!ORIGINAL half-leather binding from the era.