Natuurkundige uitspanningen, behelzende eenige waarneemingen, over sommige zee-planten en zee-insecten, benevens derzelver zaadhuisjes en eijernesten [...].

4to: 165 (of 169)-[4] pp.; 16 pl., 165 (of 167)-[4] pp.; 13 pl. (missing pp. 57/58 and 113/114 in 1st part and pp. 111/112 of 2nd part, margins of some pp. reinforced, some tears in pl. underl. with tape or paper, some pl. more severely touched, some dampstaining).

Mod. half brown leather, marbled paper on covers (part of orig. spine pasted on, frayed edges). Uncut copy.

First edition in Dutch, simultaneously with the Latin ed., by the Dutch physician and naturalist J. Baster (1711-1775). Originally published in instalments between 1759 and 1765. Our copy bears the 2 volumes with each 3 sections. Illustrated with 29 fold. hand-coloured engr. pl. of fish, oysters and other marine plants and animals that can be found in Zeeland.
Ref. STCN. - Nissen (ZBI) 248.
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