Three hand colored engravings from the "Regne Animal, Poissons", Paris, circa 1829, published by N. Remond. Plates include are numbers 24, 91 and 114. Each has beautiful period hand coloring with special attention to shading. Each page apprx 10-1/2" x 6-3/4" and matted. Le regne animal distribue d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction a l'anatomie compare. Paris: Fortin, Masson et Co. 4 volumes. Poissons 2: 104351. [Roux (1976, Bulletin de Liaison, Museum National d'Histoire, Paris 25: 16) has established that the first edition of Cuvier's Regne Animal, which is usually cited as 1817, was actually published in 1816.]
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