NISSEN, Claus (1901-1975)

Schöne Fischbücher: kurze Geschichte der ichthyologischen Illustration: Bibliographie fischkundlicher Abbildungswerke [Beautiful Fish Books: A Brief History of Ichthyological Illustration; Bibliography of Fish-Illustration Works]

Stuttgart: L. Hempe Verlag, 1951. 8vo. (8 x 5 inches). 108 pp.

Claus Nissen’s essential bibliography of ichthyological illustration, chronicling the visual and scientific history of fish books from the Renaissance to the 20th century.

An important forerunner to Nissen's later bibliographic achievements. This work presents a focused history of fish illustration in scientific literature with 135 entries describing key ichthyological works known for their visual and scholarly significance.

Item #42217

Price: $100.00