Beschreibung:

46,5 : 31,5 cm. 61 pages, 17 coloured plates. Original half-calf, boards bound with silk, original slipcase.

Bemerkung:

Contains 17 loose, brightly coloured plates of Merian's most beautiful engravings from 'Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium'. All plates are carefully descriped. Contains also a biography of Merian's life. It comes with one passepartout where you can put one of the plates.