American
Museum of Natural History Rare Book
Series
MARCUS ELIESER BLOCH
Allgemeine
Naturgeschichte der Fische.
Special
Limited Time Offer - $165 per set - See Below for
Details
The set was
reproduced from the AMNH Rare Book Collection
It contains four text volumes of 432 color plates, spread
among two volumes
The reproductions benefitted from a grant from the Dr.
Herbert R. Axelrod Foundation
"In
the literature of ichthyology, Bloch's descriptive and
richly illustrated ALLGEMEINE NATURGESCHICHTE DER FISCHE
is one of the high points, both graphically and
taxonomically." So begins Ellen B.
Wells' introduction to the facsimile reproduction by the
American Museum of Natural History of Marcus Elieser
Bloch's monumental work. Originally published in
1785-1795, the work describes and illustrates the fishes
of the world. The drawings were primarily done by Johan
Friedrich August Krueger and Johan Friedrich Henning.
Decorative title page vignettes for the original nine
parts were designed by Johann Carl Wilhelm Rosenberg and
engraved by Daniel Berger.
The facsimile, in four octavo text volumes and two quarto
color volumes, was reproduced from the copy in the Rare
Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History
Library. The plate volumes were printed in Taiwan. To
assure exact color reproduction an AMNH librarian
accompanied the plate volumes to Taipei, worked with the
printers, and approved sample plates. When the plates
were completed a Museum Ichthyologist approved all plates
before printing commenced. Throughout the printing
process proofs were submitted to Dr. Herbert Axelrod,
sponsor of the project, and to the Director of the AMNH
Library for approval.
The result is an elegant facsimile. Collectors,
scientists and librarians will be pleased with this fine
reprint of a landmark work, and will wish to add it to
their collections.
Now available through the Department of Ichthyology at
the American Museum of Natural History, for the reduced
price of $165.00/set, is a 1993 reprint of Bloch's
Allgemeine Naturgeschicte Der Fische published between
1782-1795. The four volumes of text are in German and
there are 2 volumes of plates. The publication includes
Bloch's Oeconmishe Naturgegeschichtge der Fische
Deutschlands (Fische Deutschlands) published in 3 volumes
with 108 plates from 1782-95 and Naturgeschichte der
auslandischen Fische (Auslandischen Fische) published in
9 parts with plates 109-432.
To
order this series, contact Pat Brunauer