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(JACOB, N.H.). Storia naturale delle scimie e dei maki, disposta con ordine da P. Hugues. Milano, P. Hugues, 1822. 2 in 1 vol. Vol. 1: Engr. ti. in sepia, 6 engr. plates (I-VI), & 70 (I-LXX) fine stipple-engr. plates of apes and monkeys, each with descriptive captions in Italian & 20 engr. plates w. notes and index (LXXI-LXXXVIII & 1-2), w. 5 letterpress section-ti. & introd. leaf for each section. Vol. 2: Engr. ti. ("Dei lemuriani ossia maki propriamente detti"), & 3 engr. introd. lvs. (1-4), W. 15 engr. plates & 1 engr. index leaf (I-XVI), w. 4 letterpress section-ti. & introd. leaf for each section. Fol. Cont. h. vellum, untrimmed. (Very fine complete and clean copy, apart from some minor foxing spots, w. ample margins).
A splendidly illustrated monograph on apes and monkeys by the talented French painter Nicholas Henri Jacob (1782-1871). Second, entirely Italian edition with 85 beautiful stipple-engraved plates, made by Luigi Rados after Jacob's drawings, with printed captions in French and German on each plate. The book discusses species of apes, and monkeys from both the Old and New Worlds. The text gives details on their origin, habits, etc. Three of the first 6 plates, which are separately numbered, but also in Roman numerals, show comparisons between the human and ape skeleton and fetuses, and even these are thought-provoking, if not charming. The second volume, is entirely in Italian and deals exclusively with the makis (Lemuroidea) of Madagascar, not including true monkeys. - Rare. Nissen ZBI, 2080; Wood, p. 402.€ 1000
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