Araliaceae - Aralia spinosa Araliaceae - Aralia spinosa
Araliaceae - Aralia spinosa
From: Afbeeldingen der fraaiste, meest uitheemsche boomen en heesters by Johan Carl Krauss.
Amsterdam, 1802 [-1808]. 2 hand-coloured engravings (sheet 230 x 284 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 180
Rare Dutch work on shrubs and trees, with splendid, highly finished plates, showing details as fruits, flowers, branches, seeds, etc. The work was orginally published in 21 parts, each containing 6 plates, but publication was discontinued because of insufficient sales. The author (1759-1826) was a German-born professor of medicine at Leiden.
* Pritzel 4872; Great flower books p. 63; Nissen BBI 1102; Landwehr 98; Stafleu & Cowan 3927.