Linné´s Vollstandiges Pflanzensystem 1777-88
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LINNÉ, CARL VON (15). Vollständiges Pflanzensystem nach der dreyzehnten lateinischen Ausgabe und nach Anleitung des hollandischen Houttuynischen Werks übersetzt... 13 parts in 14 volumes + Index (Register). Nürnberg (G. N. Raspe) 1777-88. 15 vols.
8vo (195x115 mm). Engraved portrait by Volkart, 121 folding engraved plates (complete, portrait with small stain, 3 plates mounted, with some repairs and dampstained [in vol 13:2], otherwise only some minor foxing).
Contemporary vellum, slightly worn, 1 volume partly stained, some minor spotting, some minor damages, manuscript title on spine, Index volume in near contemporary brown paper binding with title on spine, speckled edges. Vol. 13:2 dampstained, the leaves have partly been softened by damp, 1 volume with some dampstaining, otherwise only minor spotting. Bookplate of Gustaf Drake, bookplate of Nils Kierkegaard in Index volume. 15 volumes.
Pritzel 5431. Hulth 12. Soulsby 577. Tullberg 60.
First German edition of the botanical part of the Systema (Ed XII), edited by G. F. Christmann (1-7) and G. W. F. Panzer (8-13). Famous for the classification of plants, the most comprehensive of this time, and the introduction of binary nomenclature.
Provenance: Lars Bergquist (born 1930), Swedish author and diplomat.
Auktionsnummer:
6046
Datum:
2015-06-16