Lier, J. van
Verhandeling over de slangen en adders die in het Landschap Drenthe gevonden worden. Met byvoeging van eenige aanmerkingen en byzonderheden, tot deze en andere slangsoorten betrekkelyk. Traité des serpens et des vipères qu'on trouve dans le pays de Drenthe, au quel on a ajouté quelques remarques et quelques particularités relatives a ces espèces de serpens et a d'autres.
Amsterdam, Groningen, Erven Houttuin and L. Huisingh, 1781. 4to (26.5 x 20.4 cm). Title page explanation, engraved title, printed title, dedication page, 372 pp.; three originally hand-coloured plates. Later olive boards. Gilt lines and title on the spine.
Rare and sought-after monograph on the snakes, including adders, of Drenthe province in the north-eastern part of the Netherlands. Text in two languages, Dutch and French, in parallel columns. Johannes Van Lier (1726-1799) was a Dutch tax-collector who published works on natural history, history, and archaeology. He owned a large collection of rocks and minerals. Bookplate removed from front pastedown (hardly visible), slight creasing to the first few leaves, a few small spots, otherwise clean. A very good copy on thick paper with wide margins, vivid colouring and crisp contents. Adler III, pp. 43-44; Crane Library, 1147; Nissen ZBI, 2509.
