TAXIDERMY -- SLABBER, M. Verhandeling over het opzetten van vogelen. Amst., J.C. Sepp & Zn., 1816. (6), x, 64 pp. Or. printed brds., uncut. (Spine a bit worn, but a good and clean copy).
A peculiar taxidermic work by one of the leading Dutch naturalists of the 18th and early 19th century, Martinus Slabber (1740-1835). Slabber published his work, which includes his new formulas for successfully drying and mounting bird specimens, after 50 years of personal research. - Scarce.€ 200