Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Merian, Maria Sibylla. Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. Of te Verandering der Surinaamasche Insecten. Vol. I: Facsimile. – Vol. II: Commentary.

With 60 plates in colour. (4), 60, (2) pp.; 81, (3) pp. Folio. Full leather with rich gilt ornaments on boards and spine (Facsimile), cloth with front and spine title (Commentary). – Leipzig, Insel, 1975.

One of 600 numbered copies in a leather binding of a total limited edition of 1800. Facsimile of the first edition of Maria Sibylla Merian’s (1647–1717) monumental book on the insects of the Dutch colony Suriname. The commentary in German includes an introduction by Helmut Deckert and a translation of the original text by Gerhard Worgt. – Short scratch on front board of facsimile, else a beautiful copy. – Best.-Nr. 26706