Die Vögel (The Birds) by Dr. Alfred E. Brehm, Published by Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, Germany, 1891.
 
Zoology
Vintage from the 1890s
German
 
Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) was a German zoologist, natural history illustrator and writer, and director of the zoological gardens. He was the son of Christian Ludwig Brehm, a famous pastor and ornithologist.
 
Through the book title Brehms Tierleben, which he co-authored with Eduard Pechuël-Loesche, Wilhelm Haacke, and Richard Schmidtlein, his name became a household word for popular zoological literature.
 
Christian Ludwig Brehm made a name for himself as an ornithologist by publications and through an extensive collection of stuffed birds. The collection, held in the parsonage and consisting of over 9,000 dead birds, offered a glimpse into the world of European birds. His father's research gave the younger Brehm an interest in zoology.
 
Half-leather with a gilt spine title. Secure binding with clean pages, mild sun at the front spine edge, lightly rubbed edges and frayed corner tips. Light bottom corner tip page bump. Light fray at the spine top. And a pasted 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 paper dated 1948 at the half-title page top corner. Just over 10 x 7-1/4 with 770 pages. Color and black & white illustrations. Text in German.