[Ichthyology] Fries, B.F., C.U. Ekström & C.J. Sundevall. Skandinaviens Fiskar

Incl. Bihang, innefattande beskrifningar öfver de I Skandinavien bruklige Fiskeredskap. Stockholm, P.A. Norstedt & Sons, 1838 (=1836-1857). 1st ed. 10 parts (paginated as 3) in 1 vol. Title-p. w. dec. border, complete w. 63 lithogr. plates by W. von Wright, handcol. as publ. (except 4 plates, which were never col.). Later tan hmorocco w. marbled paper boards by J. Röjgård. Large 4to.

The main text, the preliminaries and the 'Bihang' are complete; the irregularly paginated '140' page supplement here lacking p. 1-48 and p. 57-124. Somewhat browned, occas. waterst. (not affecting text or plates), a few other minor defects. Very rare, beautiful work on fishes found in Scandinavian waters. Extremely rare to find a such a near-complete copy of the work, especially one containing all the plates.