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HOFFMANN, GEORG FRANZ. Historia Salicum inconibus illustrata. Leipzig: impensis Lebrecht Clusius, 1785-91.
Folio, 390 x 243 mm., original boards, deckle edges, scuffed and soiled, corners chipped, some foxing and discoloration to text, very light spotting to upper blank margins of plates XI, XVI, XX, XXIV, and XXV.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, ONE OF VERY FEW COLORED COPIES OF THE FIRST MONOGRAPH ON THE WILLOW FAMILY, 5 fascicles in one, collation as in Plesch catalogue (847), 6 titles including general title dated 1787 (issued with part 4), 30 fine hand-colored etched and engraved plates showing willow branches, flowers, and plant parts (numbered 1-29, 31), by J. Nussbiegel (one signed Capieux) after the author. Latin captions supplied to the plates in pencil.
Hunt 678; Nissen BBI 893; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 2879 (recording two colored copies).
Provenance: Kenneth K. Mackenzie; Horticultural Society of New York, bookplate.
Folio, 390 x 243 mm., original boards, deckle edges, scuffed and soiled, corners chipped, some foxing and discoloration to text, very light spotting to upper blank margins of plates XI, XVI, XX, XXIV, and XXV.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, ONE OF VERY FEW COLORED COPIES OF THE FIRST MONOGRAPH ON THE WILLOW FAMILY, 5 fascicles in one, collation as in Plesch catalogue (847), 6 titles including general title dated 1787 (issued with part 4), 30 fine hand-colored etched and engraved plates showing willow branches, flowers, and plant parts (numbered 1-29, 31), by J. Nussbiegel (one signed Capieux) after the author. Latin captions supplied to the plates in pencil.
Hunt 678; Nissen BBI 893; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 2879 (recording two colored copies).
Provenance: Kenneth K. Mackenzie; Horticultural Society of New York, bookplate.