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GESNER (Conrad) Historiae Animalium, 5 parts in 3 vols.: Liber I, De Quadrupedibus Oviparis, 2nd edition, Frankfurt: in Bibliopolio Cambieriano 1602, folio, woodcut title; Liber II dated 1586 bound in vol. I; Liber III, Qui est de Avium natura. 1604, final leaf of index dated 1585. Liber IV Qui est de Piscium & Aquatilium animantium natura. 1604. Liber V Qui est de Serpentium natura. Tiguri 1587, vignette title, separate title to 'de Scorpione'; variable worming to foot of inner portion of third volume, with loss affecting some text, but mainly to inner margins resulting in paper rather fragmented and weakened in places, later cloth bindings CONDITION: LACKS A LEAF TO FIRST VOL. (2D3).  Some parts of de scorpione and de serpentibus misbound but present.  

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