KLOPPENBURG-VERSTEEGH, J.,M,.C (1862-1948),
Platen-Atlas behoorende bij Indische Planten en haar Geneeskrach [Covertitle only]t. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Semarang-Soerabaia-'s-Gravenhage, Van Dorp, [circa], 1907. 8°. Recent private clothbacked original printed publ. boards. Covertitle printed within a thin monochrome typographical line-border with decorative corners. Atlas with plates only. Descriptive list of plates preceding lithographs. numerous captioned chromolithographed images on 40unnumbered lvs. (versos blank), illustrating in detail indonesian medicinal herbs and useful nutritional plants, incl. fruits, scientitic namers os pecies shwn in latin and popular indonesian malay languages. Lithographed by Trap-Leiden. Nice and very decorative monochrome woodcut ex-libris, Betsy Draaijer, pasted inside front cover. Plate Atlas to the first edition of Indische Planten en haar Geneeskracht (Healing values of domestic indonesian herbs and plants). Compiled and presented by scientific standard supported by a famous Semarang apothecary H.F. Tillema. Chromolithographed species are of excellent quality and detail. Mrs. Kloppenburg presents here her vast practical experince with medicinal herbs and plants as found in the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of the 20th century. Useful information about scientific and practical arrangement of information was supported by a Semarang apothecary H.F. Tillema. 9boards a bit soiled, especially outer back-cover, waterstain at tail of spine throughout, NOT touching lithographed illustrated area
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