Agricola, Georgius
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3. Agricola, Georgius.
De Animantibus subterraneis liber. 79 pages, [30], [4] pages, including colophon and printer's device. Small 8vo, old pasteboard; covers detached, front inner joint conserved, ink ex-libris on title, generally clean and sound otherwise.
[Basel]: Frobenium et Episcopium, 1549 [2000/3000]
FIRST EDITION of the first work on the subterranean fauna (including cave dwelling birds, lizards) and the foundation stone of any speleological collection. At the end Agricola includes a passage on goblins and gnomes." - Honeyman 28; "of great rarity." - Weil 15 (41); Adams A338; Hagen, page 5.
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