Handbuch der botanischen Terminologie und Systemkunde. Bd 1-3 + Register

Published by Johann Leonhard Schrag 1833, 1842, 1844, 1849, Nürnberg, 1833

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xvi, 581, [1]-blank, [2]; x, [1], [583]-1047; vi, ii, [1049]-1609. [1]; 39, [1], 90, 77 lithographic plates (1 folding), 2 folding tables. . HB. 4 vols, 4to (255x200mm), recent blue buckram, gilt titles to spines. Some, mostly light foxing throughout, a few plates browned and more heavily foxed. Withdrawn from an institutional library with small, neat ink stamps to half-titles, titles, final leaves and verso of plates. A good set. Erster Band, die Einleitung, die allgemeinen und die besonderen für die phanerogamischen Pflanzen gebräuchlichen Kunstausdrücke enthaltend; Zweiter Band, die für die kryptogamischen Pflanzen gebräuchlichen Kunstausdrücke enthaltend; Dritter Band, die Systemkunde und das Register enthaltend; Organologisches, systematisches und Arten- Register zu den Tafeln [the 77 plates (with 3911 figures), with 'Organologisches, systematisches und Arten- Register', reissued separately in 1849, are here bound in a fourth volume]. Plates by the author.Gottlieb Wilhelm Bischoff (1797-1854) was professor of botany, and director of the Botanical Garden of Heidelberg; he was also an accomplished botanical illustrator. The work traces the historical development of botanical language, offers extensive discussions on botanical synonyms, and examines the evolution of plant classification systems. Several of Bischoff’s 4,000 illustrations became seminal, enduring in botanical textbooks for many years. The Handbuch is a valuable resource for both historical and systematic botanical studies, reflecting Bischoff’s dual expertise as a scientist and illustrator.Nissen BBI 165 (Bd. 1 & 2); Stafleu & Cowan 532.…

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Title
Handbuch der botanischen Terminologie und Systemkunde. Bd 1-3 + Register
Author
Bischoff, G.W.
Publisher
Johann Leonhard Schrag 1833, 1842, 1844, 1849, Nürnberg
Publication year
1833
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Pemberley Books - Established 1989. Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology. We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London, close to M25, Iver Rail Station and Heathrow Airport) We list only books which are immediately available from stock on ABE, but can supply many other books to order.…

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