[NEES VON ESENBECK, Theodor Friedrich Ludwig [& others]. Plantae officinales oder Sammlung officineller Pflanzen. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Co., 1821-28]. Volumes I-II only (of 3), 2° (473 x 290mm). 261 hand-coloured lithographed plates by M.F. Weihe, J.W. Wolter, P.W. Funke after A. Henry, descriptive text interleaved (lacking titles, plates lightly browned and spotted, some waterstaining at lower inner corners). Leather-backed and cloth-backed boards (vols. I & II respectively). Provenance: Professor Dr P. Manicke (stamp and signature on front free endpapers). Nissen BBI 1442. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (2)