Issued in parts

Pagination of each volume: Band 1. viii, xxiii, [1], 860 pages; Band 2. [2], iv, [2], 386 pages; Band 3, Abtheilung. 1. [2], xxx, 702 pages; Band 3, Abtheilung 2. [2], [703]-1448; Band 3, Abtheilung 3. [2], [1449]-2135, [1], 44 pages, 1 leaf; Band 4. [2], 617 pages; Band 5, Abtheilung 1. [2], xiv, 538 pages; Band 5, Abtheilung 2. [2] [539]-1050; Band 5, Abtheilung 3. [2], [1051]-1445, [1] pages; Band 6. [2], v, [1], 698 pages; Band 7, Abtheilung 1. [2], iv, 685, [1] pages; Band 7, Abtheilung 2. [2], viii, [689]-1432 pages; Band 7, Abtheilung 3. [2], [1433]-1872 pages; Universal-Register: [4], 468 pages; Abbildungen [atlas]. [50], 22, [76], 26, [4] pages, 5 leaves, 164 leaves of plates)

The plates are signed by various illustrators, engravers and lithographers. Among the illustrators are Conr. Kull; Ad. Schleich; the engravers include C. Löffler; C. Meier / Maier [that is, Mayer]; the lithographers include I. Rees; St. Schillinger; C. Schach; Th. Soltükow; drawing, engraving and printing of plates by C. Susemihl and Sohn

Atlas text is printed in double columns

Atlas volume has separate title page: Abbildungen zu Oken's allgemeiner Naturgeschichte für alle Stände. Stuttgart : Hoffmann'sche Verlags-Buchhandlung, 1843

Atlas volume has added illustrated title page (not present in the Cullman Library copy)

Anatomical plates have separate title page: "Oken's anatomischer Atlas in Stahlstich", 1840 (not present in the Cullman Library copy)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Anker, J. Bird books and bird art, 375

Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, 306

Stafleu, F.A. Taxonomic literature (2nd edition), 7047-7048

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