SALM-REIFFERSCHEIDT-DYCK. MONOGRAPHIA GENERUM ALOES ET MESEMBRYANTHEMI 1836-1863

FIRST EDITION, 7 parts in 3 volumes, 4to (319 x 235mm.), 352 lithographic plates, some double-page or folding, partially hand-coloured, nineteenth-century leather-backed marbled boards, some foxing and staining, a few plates and leaves with marginal tears, a few repaired, some plates shaved catching image or caption, a few leaves short, binding rubbed at extremities

Warren H. Corning Collection, Horticultural Classics, book label; Cleveland Botanical Library, sale, Christie’s New York, 4 December 2014, lot 167

Great Flower Books, p. 74; Nissen BBI 1720; Stafleu TL2 10.129; Stearn in Cactus Journal, 7, pp. 33-44 and 66-85

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RARE. This work is a cornerstone of the taxonomy of succulents. Salm-Dyck's collection of living specimens was unrivalled in his time.