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Anatomie und Physiologie der Pflanzen; Mit 139 in den Text eingedruckten Holzschnitten
by Unger, Franz
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Pest [Hungary]: C.A. Hartleben, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Good -. xix, [1], 461, [3] p.: many in-text drawings and tables; 22 cm. Contemporary black sand-grain cloth with dark blue library mending cloth over spine. All page edges marbled. Reddish-brown endpapers. Bibliography, "Zur Geschichte der Anatomie und Physiologie der Pflanzen": p. [11]-48. Small bookseller's label on front fixed endpaper for Speyer & Peters, Berlin. Bookplate of the Academy of the New Church Library on front fixed endpaper, stamped "Discard." A book pocket on the back fixed endpaper is also stamped "Discard." The stamp of Charles S. Cole, Jr., Bryn Athyn, Pa., appears on the front fixed endpaper and the verso of the title page. The author, Franz Unger (1800-1870), was an Austrian doctor and botanist. His theories on plant heredity influenced the groundbreaking experiments on plant genetics performed by his student Gregor Johann Mendel. In Good- Condition: text block is solid but detached from binding, which forms a solid case for the text block because of the old library repair; front free endpaper detached but present; old dampstain on lower corner of first leaves; pages are otherwise clean and bright.
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- Title
- Anatomie und Physiologie der Pflanzen; Mit 139 in den Text eingedruckten Holzschnitten
- Author
- Unger, Franz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- C.A. Hartleben
- Place of Publication
- Pest [Hungary]
- Date Published
- 1855
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- Science & Technology; Gardening & Nature;
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