Cassel [Kassel], Gustav Fischer, 1883. Folio (44.2 x 31.5 cm), Title page; 18 fine, lithographed plates. In original green portfolio with printed title page mounted.

Rare, beautifully illustrated atlas of these well-preserved faunas with a great many new species (names on plate captions). Written by the German geologist, palaeontologist and ethnographer Georg Boehm (1854-1913). The complete atlas. The text was published separately in octavo format and is not included. Title page mounted. Some insignificant foxing and a weak, marginal damp stain (first plate with a small, dark, marginal spot); title page edges with a few tiny chips, otherwise a very good copy. Cat. BM(NH), p. 2394; Nissen ZBI, 4506.