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LINNÉ, CARL VON. (3). Fauna Svecica sistens animalia Sveciae regni... Stockholm (sumtu & literis Laurentii Salvi) 1746.
8:o. (28), 1-411, (1 blank) pp. Engraved frontispiece (mended tear in lower margin, some minor foxing), 2 folding engraved plates C. Bergquist after I. Leche.
Somewhat later grey wrappers, slightly worn, manuscript spine label. Some foxing. Some marginal annotations. Signature on inside of upper cover of Carl David Fleetwood. First edition.

Soulsby 1151, Hulth 48.

TOGETHER WITH:

LINNÉ, CARL VON. Systema naturae sistens regna tria naturae,... Editio sexta, emendata et aucta. Stockholm (impensis Godofr. Kiesewetteri) 1748.
8:o. (4), (1)-224, (27), (1 blank) pp. Frontispiece portrait engraved by I. M. Bernigeroth (partly browned, belongs to Philosophia botanica, Tullberg 54 and 8, but it is inserted in only a few copies), 8 engraved plates (all, some minor foxing). Title somewhat browned. Minor foxing. Stamp on title of P. O. Gravander (1775-1846, see Carlander III:239-240).

Soulsby 51. Hulth 5. Sixth i.e. the 3rd original edition, dedicated to count Tessin. The edition was completely rewritten by Linnaeus and heavily enlarged. This is also the first illustrated edition.

BOUND WITH:

LINNÉ, CARL VON. Philosophia botanica, in qua explicantur fundamenta botanica... adjectis figuris aeneis. Stockholm (G. Kiesewetter) 1751.
8:o. (6), (1)-362 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait, which was supplied to only a few copies, placed before former work, 9 engraved plates (all, minor foxing), 2 woodcuts in text. Title with Linnaeus´ own printed seal, the Linnaea. Last page browned, otherwise some minor foxing.
Somewhat later grey wrappers, manuscript spine label, worn, spine loose in upper joint, manuscript spine label. Signature of C. G. Fleetwood on inside of upper board.

Soulsby 437. Hulth 78. First edition. The plates have also been used in "Hortus Cliffortianus".

TOGETHER WITH:

LINNÉ, CARL VON. Systema naturae per regna trianaturae,,, Editio decima, reformata. II. Holmiae (impensis Laurentii Salvii) 1759.
8:o. (4), 825-1384 pp.
Somewhat later grey wrappers, manuscript spine label, somewhat worn, manuscript spine label. Minor foxing. A few marginal annotations.

Soulsby 58, Hulth pp. 6-7.
Tenth i.e. fourth original edition of the systema. It is in this edition that Linnaeus carried out the definitive plan of binominal nomenclature, with diagnosis and synonyms, for the first time, including the generic and trivial names, which together form the specific name, of each animal. This edition has therefore been accepted as the basis of zoological nomenclature.

3 volumes.

Auktionsnummer:

6273

Datum:

2017-06-20