MEYER, Adolf Bernhard (1840-1911) et Lionel William WIGLESWORTH (1865-1901) - photo 1
MEYER, Adolf Bernhard (1840-1911) et Lionel William WIGLESWORTH (1865-1901) - photo 2
MEYER, Adolf Bernhard (1840-1911) et Lionel William WIGLESWORTH (1865-1901) - photo 3
MEYER, Adolf Bernhard (1840-1911) et Lionel William WIGLESWORTH (1865-1901) - photo 4

MEYER, Adolf Bernhard (1840-1911) et Lionel William WIGLESWORTH (1865-1901)

Lot 55
05.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 55 | MEYER, Adolf Bernhard (1840-1911) et Lionel William WIGLESWORTH (1865-1901)
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MEYER, Adolf Bernhard (1840-1911) et Lionel William WIGLESWORTH (1865-1901)
The birds of Celebes and the neighbouring islands. Berlin: R. Friedländer, 1898.

Édition originale de cette monographie majeure sur les oiseaux d'Indonésie.

Naturaliste et documentaliste allemand, Meyer se consacre à la constitution d’importantes collections, notamment en ornithologie, pour la société savante de Francfort et pour le Muséum zoologique, anthropologique et ethnographique qu’il dirige pendant plus de 30 ans. Grand voyageur, Meyer passera plus de trois années dans les Célèbes en Indonésie, où il a pu directement observer et étudier les espèces qu’il présente dans cet ouvrage. Zimmer, p. 432 ; Nissen, n° 626 ; Fine Birds books, p. 121.

2 vol. in-4 (312 x 238 mm). Édition originale. Illustré de 45 planches lithographiées pleine page dont 42 en couleurs, d’après Geisler, 7 cartes en couleurs dont 2 rempliées (la n° I en frontispice du vol. 1 et la n° II en frontispice du vol. 2), toutes montées sur onglets. Reliure signée Sotheran : demi-maroquin rouge à coins, dos à nerfs, caissons encadrés filets dorés, lettres dorées, tête dorée. (reliure légèrement frottée aux angles, quelques griffures)

Provenance : F. Ransom (ex-libris).

Fine copy of this monograph on Indonesian birds, beautifully illustrated by Geisler.
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