Lot 640

Philipp Franz von Siebold, 'Flora japonica sive plantae, quas in imperio japonico collegit, descripsit, ex parte in ipsis locis pingendas curavit Dr. Ph. Fr. De Siebold, ordinis Regii Leonis belgici, coronae civilis bavaricae, imperialis russici S. Wladimiri Quartae classis eques, plurium academiarum societatumque doctarum sodalis. Regis auspiciis edita. Sectio prima continens plantas ornatui vel usui inservientes. Digessit Dr. J.G. Zuccarini, botanices oecon. et saltuar. in Univ. Maximil. Ludov. professor p. o., Academiae Reg. Monac. aliarumque societ. doct. sodalis. Centuria prima' Volume 1 (of 2), Leiden, for the author, 1835, folio. The first volume of the very scarce and monumental work by Von Siebold on Japanese plants, the lithographed plates left uncoloured, page 157-170 with damage. Should be viewed in person