Acari Nuovi [2 volumes]

Firenze : Redia, 1917 Two bound volumes of offprints by Berlese from Redia. These are as follows: Vol I: Centuria Prima di Acari Nuovi, 1916; Centuria Seconda; Centuria terza; Revisione de gen. Hydrozetes,1917; Intorno agli Uropodidae 1917; Sul Liponyssus Natricis (Gerv) e su altri Dermanissidi dei rettili, 1917 with one folding plate; Centuria Quarta, 1918; Su una nuova specie di Trombidide. 1917 with one plate; Centuria quinta, 1920; Centuria sesta, 1923. Vol II: Acari nuovi Redia Vol I, fasc 2, 1903, Manipulus I. Manipulus II; Manipulus III with 2 folding plates; Manipulus IV, 1905 with 3 folding plates; Manipulus V; Manipulus VI with 4 folding plates; Manipulus VII-VIII, 1913 with 8 folding plates; Manipulus IX, 1914 with 4 folding plates. The half leather bindings are clean and sound, with small gilt-lined raised bands to spine and gilt titles. Vol I has some scuffing and leather loss on the back board close to the spine at the top edge, and a small scuff at the side edge of the front board. Both have light scuffing to spine joints and to corners. The contents are clean. The paper is of varying quality with some sections being darker toned than others. There is a pencil note on the front pastedown of Vol I and an occasional ownership signature at the top of a paper. The plates are clean with occasional spotting - particularly in the later Manipulus offprints. Please enquire if you would like additional details and/or images.