Superb folio from the first German edition of Conrad Gesner's Vogelbuch Zurich: Christopher Froschauer, 1557. FIRST ISSUE!!! Reference: Nissen 350. Conrad Gessner was a Renaissance polymath, a physician, philosopher, encyclopaedist, bibliographer, philologist, natural historian and illustrator. The woodcuts for the work were undertaken by Hans Asper, Johann Thomas, and Lukas Schrön. 16th century folio. Fine later hand colour. Condition: Light age toning. Marginal fingering. Please view the images carefully.