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Ernst Haeckels Wanderbilder. Nach eigenen Aquarellen und Ölgemälden. Serie I-III: Die Naturwunder der Tropenwelt, Ceylon und Insulinde
by Haeckel, Ernst
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About This Item
Gera-Untermhaus: W. Koehler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1905. Folio, 12 fascicles consisting of Series I-III (all published) in a pictorial cloth portfolio, pp. [89]; 48 unnumbered leaves of plates; occasional rubbing, several edges of the fascicles have been reinforced, a few minor short tears; in all a very good copy. A fine collection of tropical views of Ceylon and Indonesia. This is the first and only edition, complete with all 40 color plates and text sheets, 4 black and white plates, 3 portraits of Ernst Haeckel and a votive tablet for his 70th birthday; a number of illustrations in the text (five full-page); the beautiful color plates are after watercolors and oil paintings by Haeckel that were created on his two tropical trips, with subjects from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Sunda Islands, Java, Sumatra, Bangka, Lingga Archipelago, Riau Archipelago, Socotra, Elephanta Island.
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- Rulon-Miller Books
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- 58476
- Title
- Ernst Haeckels Wanderbilder. Nach eigenen Aquarellen und Ölgemälden. Serie I-III: Die Naturwunder der Tropenwelt, Ceylon und Insulinde
- Author
- Haeckel, Ernst
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Koehler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
- Place of Publication
- Gera-Untermhaus
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- India , Sri Lanka , Ceylon , Indonesia
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