P. G. Pallas D. A. D. Professors der Natur-Geschichte und ordenlichen Mitgliedes der Russisch-Kayserlichen Academie d. W. ... Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pallas, Peter Simon, 1741-1811.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

German Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Russia (Federation)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Russia (Federation).

Natural history--Russia--Pre-Linnean works.

Natural history.

Russia.

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm (4to)

Place of Publication:

St. Petersburg : gedruckt bey der Kayserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften, 1771-1776.

Notes:

Signatures: Vol. 1: ):(⁴ 2):(² A-3R⁴; v.2: ):(⁴ A-5A⁴; v.3: ):(-2):(⁴ 3):(⁴ (-3):(4) A-5F⁴ 5G1 *⁴.

Vol. 2 and v. 3 each in 2 pts. Each pt. 2 has half title.

Vol. 2 published in 1773; v.3 published in 1776.

Vol. 1: [12], 504 p., [25] folded leaves of plates; v.2 [8], 744 p., [33] folded leaves of plates; v.3: [22], 760, [34] p., [50] folded leaves of plates.

Vol. 3, p. [33]-[34] at end blank.

In fraktur.

Head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed marginal notes.

Plates: v.1: Tab. A-I, K-L, I-VI, [bis] VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, IX, Xa, Xb, XI; v.2: Tab. A/B, C/D, E/F, G/H/I, K-Z, I/II/V, III/IV, VI-XIV, and 2 maps; v.3: Tab. A-G, G*, H-I, K-Gg, Gg*, Hh-Ii, Kk-Nn, I/II, III-VIII, and 3 maps.

The cat. of the Arnold Arboretum lists 52 plates for v.3

Contains three Latin appendices: Descriptiones fugitiuae animalium atque plantarum annis 1768 et 1769 obseruatorum, v. 1, p. 453-504; Descriptiones animalium, v. 2, p. 701-744 and v. 3, p. 691-760.

Errata on v. 3, p. [26]-[32] at end.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy 3 volumes are bound in 5 parts.

Culture Class Collection copy of vol. 1, vol. 2, part 2, and vol. 3, part 1 have an ms. bookseller's code in brown ink at foot of title leaves.

Culture Class Collection copy of vol. 1 has an unidentified stamp on verso of t.p. in red ink.

Cited in:

Cat. of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum, III, p. 228

Pritzel, 6903

OCLC:

8946814