RARE first scientific attempt by a Jewish scholar to collate all Talmudic and Midrashic references to animal life by Ludwig Lewysohn (1819-1901), a German rabbi who served as a preacher at Frankfort-on-the-Oder (1848-1851), and as rabbi of Worms (1851-1858) and Stockholm (1859-1893). 215x145mm. XIV+400 pages. Hardcover rebound with leather spine. Cover and spine rubbed and worn. Rear cover slightly peeling. Cover corners and spine bottom edge bumped. Cover corners and edges worn/peeling. Spine upper edge peeled. Spine and spine front hinge peeling. Spine gilt faded. Inner cover stained. Library stamp on pre-title and last pages. Ink inscription on pre-title page upper edge. Text block edges yellowing and age-stained, fore-edge slightly worn. Pages yellowing, age-stained and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare pioneering monograph on Talmudic zoology is otherwise in good condition.