Author: Rikli, M. A.
Title: Die Arve in der Schweiz. Ein Beitrag zur Waldgeschichte und Waltwirtschaft der Schweizer Alpen.
Description: Zürich, Schweiz. Georg, 1909. Large 4to (28.5 x 23.2 cm). xl, 455 pp., 28 plates including 21 tinted maps (two larger, folded), and nine plates with fine phototype plates. Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards. = A very nice copy of this important contribution to the knowledge of the magnificent conifer, Pinus cembra, also known as Swiss (stone) pine, Stone pine, Arolla pine or Austrian stone pine (German: Arve or Zirbelkiefer), in Central Europe by the same author who wrote das Pflanzenreich der Mittelmeerländer. The photos show mountain (aalpine) landscapes. Published in the Neue Denkschriften der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. Rare. Slight rubbing to board edges, internally a very good, clean copy. Stafleu and Cowan, 9230.

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