AUTHOR: Cobres, Joseph Paul von. TITLE: Deliciae Cobresianae. I. P. v. Cobres Buchersammlung zur Naturgeschichte. IMPRINT: [Augsburg, gedruckt auf Kosten des Verfassers, 1782] COLLATION: 2 v.; 21 cm NOTES: Paged continuously. Engraved t-p. Theil 2 issued without t.-p. “First edition of this valuable natural history bibliography - from zoology and encyclopedias to mineralogy and travel and voyages. Arranged by subject and then by size, Cobres' library catalog has some 2500 entries, still valuable for their collations and notes. It may contain the first listing of curiosity cabinet and museum catalogs. The library passed intact to the Bayerisches Akademie der Wissenschaften (Munich).” — Bruce McKittrick catalogue no. 39: Science & medicine “‘An extremely rare but valuable catalogue of [the author's] library riche in material on natural history. The entries contain references to reviews as well as critical notes and bibliographical details not or rarely found elsewhere.’ (Stafleu & Cowan) After auxiliary works it covers general natural history, zoology, botany and mineralogy. The title-pages and vignettes were drawn and engraved by Joseph Franz von Göz, dubbed the German Hogarth by his contemporaries: one depicts a bookseller showing books to potential buyers.” — Asher Rare Books, Catalogue 33: 300 Rare and Important Books in the Field of Botany, 2003 REFERENCES: Besterman, WBB 4150; Grinke, From Wunderkammer to Museum no. 54 “An important catalogue”; Taylor, Book Catalogues p. 137; Waller 18238; Wellcome II: 362; BM(NH) p. 360; Stafleu & Cowan 1151. KEYWORDS: 1. Natural history LOCATION: Z7401.C65 OTHER CALIFORNIA LOCATIONS: UC Davis; UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library