Zoology - Herpetology Schmid, Joseph Karl Natural-historical description of amphibians. With 54 lithographic plates. Munich, Lithogr. Kunst-Anstalt bey der Feyertags-Schule, 1819. 95 pp. 4°. HLwd. with mont. Cover title. First edition. - Nissen, ZBI 3705 - Dussler 232 (incunabulum of lithography) - Rare work with the first lithographs of the Herpeto fauna ever made (followed by Spix, Serp. Bras. 1824). - Cf. K. Adler, IIS. 42: "The first herpetological book illustrated entirely with lithographs was Karl Schmid's 'Naturhist. Beschr. d. Amphibien'." - Text pages partly foxed, plates hardly affected. Plate 52 incorrectly labelled and bound after plate XXXII. Zoology. - Herpetology. - Rare work with the first lithographs of the Herpeto fauna ever made (followed by Spix, Serp. Bras. 1824). - Cf. K. Adler, IIS. 42: "The first herpetological book illustrated entirely with lithographs was Karl Schmid's 'Naturhist. Beschr. d. Amphibien'." - Text pages partly foxed, plates hardly affected. Plate 52 incorrectly labelled and bound after plate XXXII. This lot is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 24.95% buyer's premium and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.