One folding lithographed map of the city & its environs and one folding lithographed plate of the geological strata of the region. x, 338 pp. 8vo, cont. turquoise glazed boards (joints a little worn, some foxing), uncut. Jena: F. Frommann, 1836.

First edition of this uncommon work on the great university city of Jena in Thuringia. Since the 16th century, the city’s university has traditionally been in the forefront of German universities in acceptance of new and liberal ideas.

For this book, Zenker (1799-1837), professor of natural history at the University of Jena, has organized a team of colleagues to describe the... More