Buy this book on-line HALLER, Albrecht von (1708-1777) : Bibliotheca botanica. Qua scripta ad rem herbariam facientia a rerum initiis recensentur. Tomus I. Tempora ante TournefortiumTiguri [=Zürich]: Orell, Gessner, Fuessli et Soc., 1771.
4to, 23.7cm. Pp. xvi,654, woodcut title-vignette, footnote refs. Contemp. half calf, backstrip with raised bands and gilt in compartments, gilt-lettered red title label, red paper edges. Edges of boards worn, very good otherwise. - One of the classic bibliographies of botanical literature, "one of the eighteenth century's best bibliographical exhibits. Though it lacks such formal and precise treatment of titles and imprints as we are accustomed to today, the Bibliotheca botanica is tremendously impressive in its erudition, its analyses of contents of important volumes, [and] its biographical notes" (Hunt). Alas we only can offer the above first volume, of the two, but it is complete in itself and covers the botanical literature from the earliest times up to the end of the 17th century. Very rare, also as a single volume. With ex-libris of the German historian of biology and book collector Günther Schmid (1888-1949), professor of botany at Halle University.. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of HALLER, Albrecht von (1708-1777) : Bibliotheca botanica. Qua scripta ad rem herbariam facientia a rerum initiis recensentur. Tomus I. Tempora ante Tournefortium. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, livres d'occasion, rare books, livres illustrées and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |