Arthaber, G. Von
Lethaea geognostica. Handbuch der Erdgeschichte. Mit Abbildung der fur die Formationen bezeichendsten Versteinerungen. Mesozoikum. Band 1. Trias. Lieferung 3. Die alpine Trias des Mediterrangebietes.
Stuttgart, 1905. Large 8vo (25.6 x 18.0 cm). 249 pp.; 67 text figures, 27 lithographed and photographic plates. Contemporary blue pebbled half cloth over marbled boards. Gilt title on the spine.
Part of Frech's Lethaea Mesozoica, volume II and written by the Austrian palaeontologist Gustav Edler von Arthaber (1864-1943). The work is richly illustrated with many text figures being photos of the higher mountains, often with geological features indicated. The plates mainly show molluscs, including many ammonites, bivalves and gastropods. Added: a 1962 original purchase invoice. Stamp and small repair on first text page, old owner's inscription on the front flyleaf, otherwise a very good clean copy.