[4], vi, 326, [2] p. ; 28 cm. + 2 atlas v. (41 leaves of plates in various foliations : ill. (some col.) ; 35 x 50 cm.)
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Europe, Central
Date:
1839
1842
1839-1842
Notes:
On cover of text volume: Tome 1.
"En commission chez Jent et Gassmann, libraires, à Soleure"--Cover of text volume.
Tome 2, Anatomie des Salmones par L. Agassiz & C. Vogt, was not issued with this set, but appeared instead in v. 3 of Mémoires de la Société des sciences naturelles de Neuchatel in 1845 (with 18 plates), and was reprinted separately by Wolfrath (with 14 plates) in the same year.
Illustrators include Jos. Dinkel, A. Sonrel, and A. Thez; lithographers include Minsinger and Nicolet.
Collation: text v. Neuchatel : aux frais de l'auteur, impr. d'O. Petitpierre, 1842. [4], vi, 326, [2] p.; atlas v. 1. Planches (Les Salmones). Neuchatel : Aux frais de l'auteur, Institut lithographique de H. Nicolet, 1389 [i.e. 1839]. [6] p., plates 1-17, 1a, 3a, 7a, 10a, 13a, 15a, 1b, 3b, 4b, 17bis (= 27 leaves of plates); atlas v. 2. Embryologie des Salmones par C. Vogt. Neuchatel : Aux frais de l'auteur, Institut lithographique de H. Nicolet, 1842. [14] p., plates 1-7, 1a-7[a] (=14 leaves of plates).
Page 290 of the text v. is misnumbered as 390.
Errata on final p. of text v.
The plates are accompanied by blank tissue guard-sheets.
Engelmann, W. Bib. historico-naturalis, I, p. 431
Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, I, 48
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SCNHRB has two copies of the text v., one copy of v. 1 of the atlas, and two copies of v. 2 of the atlas.
SCNHRB text c. 1 (39088015007032) has a ms. ink inscription on the half-title: James M. Barnard, Esq., from his friend Ls. Agassiz; with the autograph of another former owner on the half-title: Austin H. Clark. With stamp on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum; accession no.: 324381.
SCNHRB text c. 1 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries ... Preservation supported by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
SCNHRB text c. 1 has the original printed blue paper wrappers; housed in an archival paperboard box.
SCNHRB text c. 2 (39088015006638) has stamps on t.p.: S.F. Baird; U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Feb. 8, 1882; accession no.: 124262. There are a few ms. pencil markings and brief annotations in the margins.
SCNHRB text c. 2 has an old half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, gilt-tooled spine, red leather spine label, red sprinkled edges, and yellow endpapers; housed in a modern brown buckram library portfolio with gilt-lettered spine.
SCNHRB atlas v. 1, c. 1 (Les Salmones, 39088015006695) has the publisher's printed list of plates mounted on p. [2] of the original portfolio cover.
SCNHRB atlas v. 1, c. 1 has the original blue paperboard portfolio (ties wanting), with the engraved and illustrated beige paper cover title; housed in a modern blue cloth portfolio with gilt-lettered blue leather spine label and white cloth ties.
SCNHRB atlas v. 2, c. 1 (Embryologie, 39088015006877) has the original blue paperboard portfolio (ties wanting), with the engraved and illustrated beige paper cover title; housed in a modern blue cloth portfolio with gilt-lettered blue leather spine label and white cloth ties.
SCNHRB atlas v. 2, c. 2 (Embryologie, 39088015006729) has stamp: Division of Fishes, U.S. National Museum.
SCNHRB atlas v. 2, c. 2 has the original blue paperboard portfolio (ties wanting), with the engraved and illustrated beige paper cover title.
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Contents:
Text v. -- atlas v. 1 (i.e. 1re livr., Les Salmones; also known as: Espèces des genres Salmo et Thymallus) -- atlas v. 2 (i.e. 2e livr., Embryologie des Salmones)