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MILLER, John (1715?-1790?). Illustratio systematis sexualis Linnaei. An illustration of the sexual system of the genera plantarum of Linnaeus. London: for Robert Faulder, 1794-1789. 2 volumes, 8° (225 x 140mm). Engraved hand-coloured frontispieces, engraved titles with vignette and 188 (of 189?) hand-coloured plates (stamp on plate versos, some spotting and browning). 19th-century half calf, spine gilt (extremities rubbed). Provenance: Linnaeus Greening Bequest. Second edition. Henrey II, p. 654; Nissen BBI 1374; Stafleu and Cowan III, 6486.
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