[Illustrated - Botany - Mosses] Johannes Hedwig,
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[Illustrated - Botany - Mosses] Johannes Hedwig, Bryology 3 Volumes in 1 With 100 Hand Colored Engraved Plates
Hedwig, Ioanne (Johannes). DESCRIPTIO ET ADUMBRATIO MICROSCOPICO-ANALYTICA MUSCORUM FRONDOSORUM nec non aliorum vegetantium e classe cryptogamica Linnaei novorum dubiisque vexatorum. Leipzig: Muller, 1787-1792. 16 1/2 by 10 1/4 inches in contemporary 1/2 leather and marbled boards. 3 Volumes in 1 (4th volume published in 1797 is not present). With 100 hand colored copper plate engravings. Hedwig (1730-1799) was a German physician and botanist who is sometimes called the "Father of Bryology," for all of his foundational research on mosses.
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Ex-library with bookplate, pockets removed from pastedown, embossed stamp to title. Rebound retaining much of the original backstrip; new endpages and blank preliminaries. 100 color plates are fresh and bright, Very Good.
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