"Also issued as Th. 1-3 of his Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische"--Cf. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. Catalogue.

The plates (no. 1-108) are continued in the atlas accompanying the author's Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische.

Earlier ed. dated 1782-1784 with title: Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands.

Plates designed by Krüger, engraved by C.L. Schmidt, J.G. Schmidt, F.G. Schmidt, G. Bodenehr, C. Darchow, F.G. Berger, F.W. Schmidt, A.F. Schmidt, and C.F. Gursch.

Woodcut title vignettes, head and tail-pieces.

Plates are hand-colored.

Errata: at foot of p. 268, Th. 2.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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SCNHRB copy (39088015067366, 39088015067408, 39088015067440, 39088015067481) stamped at head of title: S.F. Baird [and] Division of Fishes, U.S. National Museum; stamped in red on 2nd leaf or on t.p.: S.F. Baird.

SCNHRB copy has occasional ms. notes in text.

SCNHRB copy stamped on t.p.: Library, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution Feb 8 1882 [ms. acc. no.] 124238-124241.

SCNHRB copy bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine, red sprinkled edges.