Leiden, S. Luchtmans, J. Luchtmans en C. C. van der Hoek, 1840. Three papers in one. Folio (43.7 x 28.2 cm). 8 pp.; one finely hand-coloured plate [AND] 8 pp.; two finely hand-coloured plates [AND] 12 pp.; three finely hand-coloured plates. 19th-century-style half calf over marbled boards. Blind tooled floral edges. Spine with five raised bands, compartments with blind tooled floral vignettes and two black morocco labels with gilt title.

Three rare contributions to the Malayan fish fauna by the German-Dutch zoologists and ichthyologists Hermann Schlegel and Salomon Müller. The three works include several new and lesser-known species. The first deals with a new freshwater fish, the second with four new marine fishes, and the third forms a compilation of six fish genera, including the clownfish and damselfish, in the Seas around the Moluccas and Sunda islands. Published in the Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche Bezittingen, on very large paper. The second and third paper have Schlegel as first author. Text pages a bit age-toned and with a few spots; plates generally cleaner. A very good copy. Dean II, p. 403. Not in Nissen.