Herrn de la Cepede's Naturgeschichte der Amphibien, oder der enerlegenden vierfussigen Thiere und der Schlangen: Eine Fortsetzung von Buffon's Naturgeschichte, in five volumes with hand-colored plates lettered in gilt on the

lettered in gilt on the spine (original printed orange wrappers bound in place)

This place name is also connected with William Fitzwilliam

”  This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E

This volume was a major achievement at the time

Publisher's color pictorial boards (hardcover)

Herrn de la Cepede's Naturgeschichte der Amphibien, oder der enerlegenden vierfussigen Thiere und der Schlangen: Eine Fortsetzung von Buffon's Naturgeschichte, in five volumes with hand-colored plates lettered in gilt on thePp. xxxii, 524; xx, 552; xxvi, 454; xx, 298; xii, 200; 168 mostly hand colored lithographed plates. Light brown original boards, spine with red and black title author labels and gilt panel lines, all pages edges in light green, 8vo. This scarce work is a translation into German of Count B. G. E Lacepedes Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares et des Serpens originally published in 1788 1789. According to Adlers History of Herpetology (p. 33 34),