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FIRST EDITION OF SPECIES PLANTARUM (2). LINNÉ, CARL VON. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ed genera relatas,... secundum Systema sexuale digestas. Ed. I. I-II. (L. Salvius) 1753.

Large 8:o. (12), 1-560, (2), 561-1200, 30, (2, errata, last blank) pp.
Later half vellum red spine labels, at foot the gilt stamp of Gustaf Bernström, shaved upper edges, otherwise uncut. (bound by Hedberg). Some foxing. Signature on title to vol. I of V(ilhelm). Hisinger and Bernström's note "Coll. cat." at the inside of cover. 2 volumes.

Soulsby 480a, Hulth 89-92. First edition. "The foundation of "binary nomenclature" in botany, and thus the starting-point of modern botanical nomenclature." (Sandbergs bokhandel, catalogue 12).
Probably with the cancellated leaves 75-76, 89-90 and 259-60 and therefore the second issue that Linnaeus himself had replaced and reprinted.
Provenance: Vilhelm Hisinger (1766-1852), Swedish mineralogist and chemist, worked with J. J. Berzelius amongst others.
Gustaf Bernström, (1877-1966), apotechary and famous Swedish bookcollector.
Lars Bergquist (born 1930), Swedish author and diplomat.
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Auktionsnummer:

6036

Datum:

2015-06-16

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