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Hand-Atlas: Vol. 2: sammtlicher medicinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse
by Willibald Artus
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
Good copy of Volume 2 (of 2) only of this popular 19th century German herbal
The attractive hand-coloured engravings by F. Kirchner. The subjects in this volume are fruits, spices, herbs, hallucinogenics, poisons, cereals, bulbs, ferns, mushrooms, etc. Plant names in German and Latin in the plate.
Artus's handbook of general medicinal-pharmaceutical plants was published in two volumes from 1846 to 1885.
With title page to the 5th edition of 1876, 395 pages of text (p.363 to p.758) and 110 hand-coloured botanical engravings.
Willibald Artus (1809-1880) was a pharmacist in Weimar, before moving to Jena in 1840 to become professor of chemistry and pharmacy at the university.
Brown half leather binding with crack at front hinge, gilt title on spine, marble boards scuffed and worn, text pages starting to brown as usual, hand-coloured plates with some toning and occasional foxing. A few pages starting to come loose from the binding, some chipped at the edges.
The attractive hand-coloured engravings by F. Kirchner. The subjects in this volume are fruits, spices, herbs, hallucinogenics, poisons, cereals, bulbs, ferns, mushrooms, etc. Plant names in German and Latin in the plate.
Artus's handbook of general medicinal-pharmaceutical plants was published in two volumes from 1846 to 1885.
With title page to the 5th edition of 1876, 395 pages of text (p.363 to p.758) and 110 hand-coloured botanical engravings.
Willibald Artus (1809-1880) was a pharmacist in Weimar, before moving to Jena in 1840 to become professor of chemistry and pharmacy at the university.
Brown half leather binding with crack at front hinge, gilt title on spine, marble boards scuffed and worn, text pages starting to brown as usual, hand-coloured plates with some toning and occasional foxing. A few pages starting to come loose from the binding, some chipped at the edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Florilegius
(JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Flo223
- Title
- Hand-Atlas: Vol. 2
- Author
- Willibald Artus
- Illustrator
- F. Kirchner
- Format/Binding
- Half leather, marble boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Friedrich Mauke
- Place of Publication
- Jena
- Date Published
- 1876
- Pages
- 395
- Size
- Octavo, 18 x 14cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- F. Kirchner, Willibald Artus, German, herbal, medical botany, Hand-Atlas, medicinal-pharmacology, botanical art, handbook
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botany;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Florilegius
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Florilegius
Biblio member since 2019
Tokyo, Tokyo
About Florilegius
Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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