Catalogue du Muséum D'Histoire Naturelle de feu le Dr. Th. G. van Lidth de Jeude, de son vivant

Description:

Text French with scientific names in Latin. Auction catalogue of Lidth de Jeude's collection, 30th September 1867. Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude (1788-1863) was a Dutch physician, veterinarian, and zoologist, professor of veterinary medicine, and director of the Veterinary School in Utrecht. He amassed a large specimen collection which was sold at auction. This catalogue includes mostly mounted specimens and skeletal preparations of mammals and birds, as well as miscellaneous other natural hisotry objects.

Condition

Cloth, spine slightly darkened. Good ex-lib. (stamps to endpaper and title-page only).