Von den Nebengefässen der Pflanzen und ihrem Nutzen

by Franz von Paula Schrank

$1,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

First edition

Three folding engraved plates. 1 p.l., 94 pp. 8vo, orig. grey boards, red leather lettering piece on spine. Ingolstadt: J.J. Gebauer, 1794. First edition. In this work, Schrank attributes to the hairs of plants the function of absorbing moisture. Fine copy from the Wittelsbach library of the dukes and kings of Bavaria. ❧ Stafleu & Cowan 11112.

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