ZOOLOGY - Ornithology - Naumann, [Johann Andreas]. Natural history of the birds of Central Europe. Newly edited by G. Berg et al, edited by C. R. Hennicke. 12 vols. With 449 (of which 438 chromolithogr.) plates and numerous text illustrations by B. Geisler, A. Goering, O. Kleinschmidt, J. G. Keulemans, O. von Riesenthal and others. Gera-Untermhaus, E. Köhler, [1897-]1905. Folio. Half leather with gilt title on spine (spine somewhat lightened, only slightly rubbed and slightly bumped). Nissen ZBI 667 - Schlenker 248.3 - Anker 356 - Wood p. 487. 3rd edition. - Complete with all plates. - With depictions of thrushes, titmice, treecreepers, larks, owls, finches, birds of prey, doves, chickens, ibises, plovers, water striders, snipes, ducks, pelicans, petrels, and many others - Slightly browned, the plates only in the margins, occasionally faintly fingerstained, vol. VI, pp. 57-64 loose. Overall a clean and good copy. - CONTINUED: That. Volumes II and VII. with a total of 50 chomolithographed plates. Gera-Untermhaus, E. Köhler, o. y. [1897]. Bound in gilt (slightly different binding, somewhat rubbed and bumped, stained). - Lightly spotted in places. - Together 14 vols.