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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.
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