Plants & Animals on Coins & Gems

Imhoof–Blumer, F., and Otto Keller. TIER- UND PFLANZENBILDER AUF MÜNZEN UND GEMMEN DES KLASSISCHEN ALTERTUMS. Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1889. 4to, later full tan morocco; sides bordered in gilt; spine ruled and lettered in gilt. ix, (1), 168 pages; 26 fine plates of coins and engraved gems. Spine rubbed and discolored; near fine. The first edition of an important work on the iconography of ancient coins and engraved gems, focusing on plants and animals. The plates are exceptional. Clain-Stefanelli 3458*. Daehn 973.