398 / 444
348
col. 65, tear in pl. 80, 141 and 176, some dampstaining, mostly marginal and spotting, sm. burnhole
in 1st few pp., ownership entry cut out from front flyleaf). Good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 1000/1500
Enlarged, posthumely edition of this superbly illustrated Dutch flora by A. Munting (1626-1683),
botanist and professor at the University of Groningen. He enlarged the botanical garden of his
father H. Munting, one of the most extensive gardens of that period.
Engr. ills:
title by J. Goeree
(1670-1731), title-vign., 7 head- and 5 endpieces and
241 numb. full-page plates
by I. Gole or J.
Mulder depicting different plants in landscapes. Title in red & black. Mod. bookpl.
Ref.
Nissen
1428. Pritzel 6556. STCN (i.a. 3 at BL London). Bn-Opale plus.
1459
[Botany]
-
ROQUES, Joseph
- Plantes usuelles, indigènes et exotiques, dessinées et coloriées
d’après nature, avec la description de leurs caractères distinctifs et de leurs propriétés médicales.
Seconde édition. Paris, chez l’auteur et Vve Hocquart, 1809, 2 vol., 4to, mod. half green cloth, flat
spines, [4]-viii-266, [4]-278 pp. (some occ. spotting). Good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 600/800
Later ed. (first 1807) of this attractive work on medical and useful plants by the French botanist and
physician J. Roques (1772-1850). Illustr. with
133
(72, 61) beautiful
handcoloured engraved plates
(incl. the frontisp.) of plants, with details such as roots, flowers and fruits. Each plant is identified
with his common name and the one adopted by Linnaeus. Furthermore the various classification
systems of Linnaeus, Tournefort and Jussieu, summarised in the”’Discours préliminaire”, are also
mentioned. Roques, born in Valence, studied in Montpellier and moved later on to Paris where he
became an eminent botanist.
Ref.
Nissen BBI 1674. Cp. Pritzel 7757.
1460
[Entomology - butterflies]
-
SCHOTT, J.J.
- Schmetterlingskalender oder systematisches
Verzeichnis aller Schmetterlinge, welche in Deutschland bekannt sind. Frankfurt am Main, P.H.
Guilhauman, 1830, 8vo, cardboard (def. at spine and corners), vi-[2]-500-52 pp. (some browning).
€ 150/200
First ed.
of this work about butterflies. Illustr. with
7 coloured lithogr. pl.
showing also moths and
catching tools. Ownership entry on inside frontcover.
Ref.
Nissen, ZBI 322. COPAC (3).
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14 5 8