Lot 3047: JACOB, NICHOLAS HENRI.

Storia naturale delle scimie . Milan: Ferdinand Artaria, et al., 1812. Part one only. Engraved title-page, other preliminaries, and engraved descriptive text. 73 engraved plates of monkeys with engraved Italian captions + letterpress descriptions in French and German. Folio (415 x 290 mm). Modern red half morocco and marbled boards; slipcase. Contents leaf a little darkened, 1 text leaf with long closed marginal tear, slight soiling to title, overall clean and attractive. First edition of this ambitious monograph, covering dozens of species of primates. Decorative borders to engravings and to letterpress, handsomely designed and printed on fine Italian paper. See illustration .