ERNSTING, Arthur Conrad. Historische und physikalische Beschreibung der Geschlechter der Pflanzen. Lemgo: gedruckt mit Meyerschen Schriften, 1762. FIRST EDITION.
Sale 1022 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 4, 2022
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Lot Description
ERNSTING, Arthur Conrad (1709-1768). Historische und physikalische Beschreibung der Geschlechter der Pflanzen. Welcher Hrn. Linnaeus systematisches Verzeichnis von den Geschlechtern der Pflanzen beigefüget worden. Lemgo (North Rhine-Westphalia): gedruckt mit Meyerschen Schriften, 1762.
2 parts in one volume, 4to (212 x 170mm). 10 engraved folding plates at end. (Some minor browning to text.) Late 18th- or early 19th-century half calf, marbled boards (a little wear to spine ends and corners, some rubbing to joints and edges, some scrapes to boards).
FIRST EDITION. Includes section on pp. 663-748, Caroli Linnaei Methodus sexualis sistens genera plantarum secundum mares et foeminas in classea et ordines redacta.
Hirsch II, 299; Stafleu & Cowan 1717; Pritzel 2735.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
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