Enchiridion historiae naturali inserviens

Author: Forster, Johann Reinhold

Publisher: Hemmerede et Schwetschke

Published: Halle (Saale)

Publishing year: 1788

[Cook: Second voyage]. Forster, Johann Reinhold (1729-1798). "Enchiridion historiae naturali inserviens, quo termini et delineationes ad Avium, Piscium, Insectorum et Plantarum adumbrationes intelligendas et concinnandas, secundum methodum systematis Linnaeani continentur". Halle (Saale): Hemmerede et Schwetschke, 1788. First edition. Octavo. (16), 224 pp. Orig. paper binding with title-label on the spine.

J. R. Forster was a German naturalist of partially Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America. He is best known as the naturalist on James Cook's second Pacific voyage (1772-1775), where he was accompanied by his son Georg Forster (1754-1794). - Contains chapters: "Fundamenta et Termini Ornithologiae" (pp. 1-38), "... Ichthyologiae" (pp. 39-88), "... Entomologiae" (pp. 89-160) and "Termini Botanici" (pp. 161-224). - Bookbinding frayed, edges rubbed. Heraldical ex-libris of Earl Belcredi, his library stamp and handwritten signature on the flyleaf. Text clean, fresh - unread. - Very rare!

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