Hermann Leonard David (3 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, Limited. First edition, sewn wraps, limited to 600 copies, the book has bumps with creasing to the spine ends and corners, mild sunning to the spine, and some shelf wear to the edges. Overall, a solid, clean, Very Good copy.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1908 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 153 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 153.…

Extremely rare first edition of a paleontological work reporting the uncommon discovery of the fossil remains of a Eurasian elk in the parish garden in Maslów in Silesia, an historical region in southwestern Poland. The Eurasian elk and American moose are two subspieces of the species Alces alces, while what is called an elk in America is one of several species of deer, genus Cervus. In May 1729, Leonard David Hermann (1630-1736), pastor of Máslow, found the remains of the animal in an embankment that normally turned up fossilized mussels, snails and other small species. Hermann explains his discovery by answering several questions, resulting in an elaborate description of the bones, antlers and other fossil remains, explaining why he thinks they belong to an elk and trying to determine whether its remains could still be of any medical or mechanical use. A second edition appeared in 1731. The present first edition is extremely rare. We could only trace two copies in WorldCat and the present copy is also the only copy ever offered for sale, as far as we could find.Some browning and some occasional spots, but overall in good condition. An extremely rare paleontological work on the discovery of a prehistoric Eurasian elk.l Poggendorff I, col. 1077; VD18 10191542 (1 copy); WorldCat (2 copies). 19th-century red-pink decorated paper over stiff paperboards, new endpapers. With 1 full-page engraved plate showing in the upper part a reconstructed image of the elk and below some of its bones, antlers and other fossil remains. Pages: [14] ll. …