Die fossilen Tintenfische. Eine paläozoologische Monographie The text is in German

The text is in German

and with matching marbled endpapers with the original pale green printed wrappers bound in at the rear

where he and Cautley excavated an enormous variety of now-extinct specimens

Publisher’s original dark green morocco leather

There is a scientific flair to Pallas' accounts as the author was trained as a botanist and zoologist

Die fossilen Tintenfische. Eine paläozoologische Monographie The text is in GermanPp. vi, 322; 101 text figures. Publishers original printed brown boards with cloth spine, both lettered in brown, lg 8vo. Provides an overview of fossil and recent cephalopods including classes that are extinct. Eleven new taxa are described. From the research library of paleontologist A. K. Miller with his book plate and signature on the front attached wrapper. No other ownership marks. Publisher Verlag von Gustav Fischer Publisher Place Jena Date