241 - Birds.- [CettiÂ(Francesco)]ÂGli Uccelli di Sardegna,Âengraved title, 6 engraved plates, trimmed, with some loss to caption, wormholes at margins, slightly touching a few plates,Âcontemporary calf, gilt, [Wood p.283], Sassari, Giuseppe Piattoli,Â1776 §ÂHeerkens (Ger. Nicolai) Aves Frisicæ,Âengraved title,Âcontemporary boards, rebacked, edges uncut, [Wood p.381], Rotterdam, C.R. Hake,Â1788 § Finsch (O.) and G. Hartlaub. Beitrag zur Fauna Centralpolynesiens. Ornithologie,Â14Âhand-colouredÂlithograph plates by Finsch, 2 or 3 a little foxed, a few with small stain at fore-margin),Âink-stamp to title, modern cloth, modern slip-case, [Anker 141; Nissen IVB 315; Wood p.341; Zimmer p.219], Halle,Â1867;Âand an original watercolour by R.P. Nodder of a duck,Â8voÂ(4)

Birds.- [CettiÂ(Francesco)]ÂGli Uccelli di Sardegna,Âengraved title, 6 engraved plates, trimmed, with some loss to caption, wormholes at margins, slightly touching a few plates,Âcontemporary calf, gilt, [Wood p.283], Sassari, Giuseppe Piattoli,Â1776 §ÂHeerkens (Ger. Nicolai) Aves Frisicæ,Âengraved title,Âcontemporary boards, rebacked, edges uncut, [Wood p.381], Rotterdam, C.R. Hake,Â1788 § Finsch (O.) and G. Hartlaub. Beitrag zur Fauna Centralpolynesiens. Ornithologie,Â14Âhand-colouredÂlithograph plates by Finsch, 2 or 3 a little foxed, a few with small stain at fore-margin),Âink-stamp to title, modern cloth, modern slip-case, [Anker 141; Nissen IVB 315; Wood p.341; Zimmer p.219], Halle,Â1867;Âand an original watercolour by R.P. Nodder of a duck,Â8voÂ(4) *** The first mentioned, a charming and nicely illustrated early monograph of the birds of Sardinia, is divided into land and water birds. Francesco Cetti (1726-1778) was a Jesuit priest; he was sent to Sardinia to help improve the standard of education on the island. In 1766, he was appointed to the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Sassari. Cetti is commemorated in the name of the Cetti's Warbler 'Cettia cetti'.