[ZOOLOGY]. [ICHTYOLOGY]. GESNER (Conrad). Fischbuch : das ist ein kurtze, doch vollkommene Beschreybung aller Fischen so in d. Meer u. süssen Wasseren, Seen, Flüssen, oder anderen Bächen jr Wonung habend sampt jrer waren conterfactur ... Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1563. In-folio (39 x 26), contemporary stained vellum. pp. CCII (complete). German edition of this work on sea fish, freshwater fish and crustaceans. Fantastic animals such as the 7-headed hydra and sea monsters are also mentioned. Most of the zoological descriptions are illustrated. About ten pages torn without missing, scattered wetness in margins, ink stamps on title page, index and spine. Binding faded.