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Linnaeus, Carolus
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description
- Philosophia botanica in qua explicantur fundamenta botanica cum definitionibus partium, exemplis terminorum, observationibus rariorum, adjectis figuris aeneis. Stockholm: (Laur. Ludw. Grefingii for) Godofr Kiesewetter, 1751
- paper, ink, leather
8vo (187 x 118 mm). 9 folding engraved plates after I. G. Hallman, 2 full-page woodcut illustrations, some neat contemporary annotation to index; some light browning and spotting, Z1 remargined at fore-edge. Contemporary Swedish marbled board, orange morocco spine label, plain endpapers, red edges; extremities rubbed. Half red morocco slipcase, chemise.
Provenance
Robert Honeyman IV (red morocco label; Sotheby's London, 12 May 1980, lot 2022)
Literature
Hunt 541; Pritzel 5426; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 4760; Soulsby 437
Condition
8vo (7 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.; 187 x 118 mm). 9 folding engraved plates after I. G. Hallman, 2 full-page woodcut illustrations, some neat contemporary annotation to index; lacking portrait as often, some light browning and spotting, Z1 remargined at fore-edge. Contemporary Swedish marbled board, orange morocco spine label, plain endpapers, red edges; extremities rubbed. Half red morocco slipcase, chemise.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
FIRST EDITION OF THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE LINNEAN SYSTEM OF BOTANY. Jean-Jacques Rousseau claimed that Philosophia botanica had “more wisdom in it than the biggest folios; in it there is not a single useless word” (quoted in Hunt).
Soulsby mentions that some copies contain an engraved portrait of the author, but none of the copies examined by Stafleu and Cowan had one and its presence seems to be arbitrary and not required.