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H.L. Ludwig Reichenbach | Flora exotica, 1834-36, 5 vols, nineteenth-century cloth

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November 29, 03:25 PM GTNN

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H.L. Ludwig Reichenbach


Flora exotica. Die Prachtpflanzen des Auslandes, in naturgetreuen Abbildungen. Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, 1834-1836


FIRST EDITION, 5 volumes, 4to (350 x 265mm.), 360 lithographed plates, nineteenth-century cloth, inkstamp to title, some paper toning and offsetting


Based on van Geel's Sertum Botanicum (Brussels, 1827-32), with the German text by Reichenbach. A valuable contemporary record of recently introduced ornamental trees, shrubs, and flowering plants, overseen by the "Société de Botanistes," and reflecting the growing strength of botanical research in Belgium at this period.


LITERATURE:

Great Flower Books, p. 73; Nissen BBI 1601; Stafleu TL2 8883

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