Author: Sprengel, K.
Title: Von dem Bau und der Natur der Gewächse.
Description: Halle, K. A. Kümmel, 1812. Thick 8vo. x, 654 pp., 14 engraved plates, of which 11 partly hand-coloured. Later black boards; black label with gilt title on the spine. = One of the best known works of the German botanist Kurt Sprengel (1766-1833), along with his great work on pollination "Das entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur im Bau und in der Befruchtung der Blumen". Uncut. The boards are modern. A very good copy. Stafleu and Cowan, 12683.

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