Lot 238
Wurffbainn, Johann Paul
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
£875
Description
Salamandrologia. Descriptio... Salamandrae. Nuremberg: G. Scheurer, 1683. First edition, 4to., [6], 133, [16], engraved frontispiece and 5 engraved plates, with directions to binder and errata leaves, later half calf, RCSI library stamp to title, signature on A1 of Thomas Molyneux of Dublin, spotting, head of spine worn
Footnote
Note: The first work devoted to Salamanders, an expanded version of the author's dissertation Salamandra, published in 1677.