Host´s Austrian flora

AUSTRIAN FLORA. (3). HOST, NIKOLAUS THOMAS. Flora Austriaca. I-II. Viennae (sumptibus Car. Ferd. Beck) 1827-31.

8:o. (12), (1)-576, (2, last blank), (4), (1)-768 pp.
Contemporary brown half leather, worn, gilt spines, spine to vol. II partly damaged, bluegreenish edges. Minor foxing.
Signature of Rob. E. Fries on inside of upper covers. First edition. +

HOST, NIKOLAUS THOMAS. Synopsis plantarum in Austria provinciisque adiacentibus sponte crescentium.
Vindobonae (sumptibus Christ. Frieder. Wappler) 1797.

8:o. (16), (1)-666, (4, 3 last blank) pp.
Contemporary brown half leather, worn, gilt spine, red edges. Minor foxing. Signature of Rob. E. Fries on title. Bookplate of Dr. J. M. W. Baumann. 3 volumes.

Provenance: Collecta Friesia. Elias Fries (1794-1878), famous Swedish mycologist and botanist. His most important work was "Systema mycologicum" published in 1821-32, Thore M. Fries (1832-1913), Robert Fries (1876-1966), Magnus Fries (1917-1987), Robert Fries (b. 1952).

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