39 items found

The first and perhaps only monograph of the flora of Capri

Moris, J. and J. de Notaris

Florula Caprariae sive enumertio plantarum in insula Capraria vel sponte nascentium vel ad utilitatum latius excultarum.

€700.00

A rare, important, well-illustrated work

Roemer, F. A.

Die Algen Deutschlands.

€250.00

A plethora of new European plants, described by one of the most active and controversial botanists of his time

Jordan, [C. T.] A.

Observations sur plusieurs plantes nouvelles rares ou critiques de la France. Premier fragment - Quatrième fragment.

Paris, Maison; Leipzig, T. O. Weigel, 1846. Four parts in one. Tall 8vo (25.7 x 16.0 cm). 375 pp.; 22 engraved plates of which several partly hand-coloured [1: 47 pp.; five plates (four larger, folded; one partly hand-coloured); 2: 39 pp.; two large, folding, partly hand-coloured plates); 3: half-title, title page, 254 pp.; 13 large, folded plates (numbered 1-12, 1bis) of which one partly coloured; 4: 37 pp.; two large, folded plates]. Contemporary dark green half cloth over marbled boards. Spine with gilt floral ornaments and title. Marbled endpapers.

€900.00

Rare and important, nicely illustrated flora of North America with some unusual hand-colouring

Gray, A. and I. Sprague

Genera florae Americae Boreali-Orientalis illustrata. The genera of the plants of the United States, illustrated by figures and analyses from nature, by Isaac Sprague. Superintended, and with descriptions, &c. by Asa Gray. Vol. I. Plates 1-100, Vol. II. Plates 101-186. (Complete).

€850.00

As rare as it gets: with the unobtainable 41st plate present

Hoola van Nooten, B.

Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de la flore et de la pomone de l'ile de Java. peints d'après nature. Ouvrage dédié à s majesté la reine de Hollande.

Bruxelles, Émile Tarlier, 1863. Large folio (55.6 x 40.8 cm). Title page, [ii] pp. (preface), dedication leaf; 41 chromolithographed plates, some finished by hand, with explanatory text leaves. Contemporary half calf over over burgundy linen boards. Spine blind-tooled with four low, wide bands, and dark brown morocco label with gilt title. Light, greyish green endpapers.

€18,500.00

Treub's copy of an important catalogue

Teijsmann, J. E. and S. Binnendijk

Catalogus plantarum quae in Horto Botanico Bogoriensi coluntur. Catalogus van 's Lands Plantentuin te Buitenzorg.

€450.00

With excellent illustrations of new and little known well-preserved fossil plants

Ettingshausen, C., von

Die Fossile Flora des Tertiär-Beckens von Bilin. I Theil. (Enthaltend die Thallophyten, Kryptogamischen Gefässpflanzen; Monokotyledonen, Coniferen, Julifloren und Oleraceen).

€500.00

Rare annotated list of Iberian cryptogams

Colmeiro (y Penido), M.

Enumeracion de las criptógamas de España y Portugal. Parte primera. Acrogenas: helechos, equisetáceas, rizocarpeas, licopodiaceas, musgos, hepáticas. [AND] Parte segunda. Talogenas: hongos, líquenes, collemaceas, algas. [Complete].

€300.00

A rarely seen but well-written work

Pursh, F.

Journal of a Botanical Excursion in the Northeastern parts of the states of Pennsylvania and New York during the year 1807.

€300.00

First publication of his 1734 manuscript witht the important catalogue: In Floram ipsam Dalekarlicam

Linnaeus, C.

Flora Dalekarlica. Opera hactenus inedita.

€35.00

Rich botanical results of extensive travelling in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan

Clarke, C. B.

Commelynaceae et Cyrtandraceae Bengalenses (paucis aliis ex terris adjacentibus additis).

€950.00

A rare work on Chinese botany with extra, original drawings

Debeaux, [J.] O.

Contribution à la flore de la Chine, comprenant les algues marines récoltées en China et les florules de Shang-Hai, Tché-Fou et Tien-Tsin.

Paris, F. Savy, [1875]-1879. Four parts in one. 8vo (25.0 x 16.5 cm). 361 pp. [3-21; 3-78; 3-191; 3-79]; six lithographed plates [1;0;3;2], and two original drawings in pen, ink and pencil. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine with gilt floral bands and title. Marbled endpapers. Speckled edges.

€750.00

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