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199 - SCHEUCHZER (Johann Jakob). *Herbarium diluvianum collectum*……
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SCHEUCHZER (Johann Jakob). *Herbarium diluvianum collectum*… Leiden, Pieter van der Aa, 1723. Folio, 22.5 x 34 cm, 3 folios, 120 pages, 2 folios, frontispiece portrait, 14 plates, modern binding in imitation ivory vellum. A second, substantially expanded edition (the original, published in Zurich in 1709, comprised only 44 pages and 10 plates) of one of the seminal works of palaeobotany. Illustrated with 14 engraved plates, each dedicated to a contemporary scientist of the author: Newton, Boerhaave, Woodward, Vallisneri, etc. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author and a fine title vignette depicting the Flood. A fine copy from Gilbert Dufaux’s natural history library (dry-stamped on the title page and p. 39). – Appraised by: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 15251 - 220
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