Klein (Jacob Theodor) Naturalis dispositio echinodermatum, first edition, title in red & black with engraved vignette featuring a string of sea urchins, errata leaf, 36 engraved plates by I.W.Stör and G.W.Knorr, a few shaved at fore-edge affecting border but not image, Gdansk, T.J.Schreiber, 1734; Descriptiones tubulorum marinorum..., first edition, printed on thick paper, 10 engraved plates by Uhlich & C.Fritzsch de Hamb, two folding, light foxing to first few leaves, Knoch, 1731 § Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob) Sciagraphia lithologica curiosa, seu lapidum figuratorum nomenclator, edited by J.T.Klein, title in red & black, engraved plate, errata leaf at end, T.J.Schreiber, 1740, together 3 works in 1 vol. (the first mentioned bound after the second), woodcut initials and ornaments, the second with contemporary ink inscription to foot of title "To H.Williams from Dr.Fothergill's library" and with note in same hand tipped to foot of following leaf, another later ink inscription to front free endpaper, later half calf, rubbed, [Nissen ZBI 2205, 2203 & 3664; the last Wellcome V, 46], 4to, Gdansk

⁂ Interesting sammelband of works on sea urchins, taxonomy and fossils. The first is one of the earliest monographs on sea urchins, by J.T.Klein who developed a system of classification based entirely on external characteristics. The last is by the founder of paleobotany and noted collector of fossils, J.J.Scheuchzer, edited and published posthumously by Klein.