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KNOOP, JOHANN HERMANN. Pomologia, das ist Beschreibungen und Abbildungen der besten Sorten der Aepfel und Birnen...Aus dem Hollandischen in das Deutsche übersetzet von D. George Leonhart Huth. Nuremberg: J.M. Seligmann [and heirs], 1760-1766.
2 vols. in one, folio, 357x245 mm., contemporary quarter calf gilt, later marbled paper over boards and later endpapers, spine extremities worn, title and following leaf damaged and reinforced in gutter, occasional slight stains in a few margins.
First German Edition. Woodcut type ornaments and 44 handcolored engraved plates by Johann Michael Seligmann. The plates of this edition are richly colored.
Nissen BBI 1080; Pritzel 4754; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 3766.
Provenance: Kenneth Mackenzie; New York Horticultural Society, bookplate.
2 vols. in one, folio, 357x245 mm., contemporary quarter calf gilt, later marbled paper over boards and later endpapers, spine extremities worn, title and following leaf damaged and reinforced in gutter, occasional slight stains in a few margins.
First German Edition. Woodcut type ornaments and 44 handcolored engraved plates by Johann Michael Seligmann. The plates of this edition are richly colored.
Nissen BBI 1080; Pritzel 4754; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 3766.
Provenance: Kenneth Mackenzie; New York Horticultural Society, bookplate.