Candolle´s Regni vegetabilis 1818-1821

CANDOLLE, AUG. PYRAMO DE. (2). Regni vegetabilis systema naturale, sive ordines, genera et species... I-II. Paris (sumptibus sociorum Treuttel et Würtz) 1818-21.

8:o. (4), (1)-564, (4), (1)-745, (1 blank) pp. 1 folding printed table (in vol. II, foxed, tear).
Contemporary brown half leather, worn, partly mended in the joints, gilt somewhat faded spines, vol. I mended at head, new inner doublures. Some minor foxing or spotting. Signature of Rob. E. Fries on first endpapers. 2 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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