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Witte, Heinrich: Flora. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen
van boomen, heesters, éénjarige planten, enz., voorkomende in de Nederlandsche
tuinen. Oorspronkelijke, naar de natuur vervaardigde teekeningen van A.J.
Wendel. Groningen, J.B. Wolters, (1868), pp. [ii*], x, 316, iv (index), 80 chromolithographed plates (including frontispiece), large 4to, gilt-decorated blind-stamped publisher’s cloth (neat unobtrusive repairs). Only occasionally slight foxing. Nice copy of this beautiful work.
€ 4.600
Heinrich Witte was
assistant curator and head-curator at the Leiden botanical garden (1855-1898).
The fine colour-plates by Wendel were chromolithographed by G. Severeyns of
Brussels.* Pritzel 10.366; Nissen BBI 2174; Stafleu & Cowan 18.090; Landwehr 213. www.meemelink.com · ornamental plants |