Adnotationes botanicæ, quas reliquit Olavus Swartz [.]. Post mortem auctoris collectæ, examinatæ, in ordinem systematicum redactæ atque notis et præfatione instructæ a Johanne Em. Wikström, accedit biographia Swartzii, auctoribus C. Sprengel et C. A. Agardh. Adjectis effigie Swartzii, delineatione monumenti ejus sepulcralis atque duabus tabulis botanicis.

SWARTZ, OLOF.

Publication Date: 1829

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Stockholm, P. A. Norstedt & filii, 1829. 8:o. Engr. portrait,(2),LXXIV,188 pp. & 3 engraved plates, 2 of which are folded. Engraved title vignette. Nice late 20th-century reddish-brown half morocco (Henning Jensen). Red sprinkled edges. Spine slightly blotchy. Occasional foxing in margins. Plate depicting memorial stone facing p. 1 with diagonal light showers of printing ink. Large botanical plates at the end somewhat foxed. From the library of Sven-Erik Sandermann Olsen. Krok Bibliotheca botanica suecana 56. Portrait engraved by Ruckman. The engraved title vignette depicts a memorial portrait medal of Swartz. Olof Swartz (1760-1818) was secretary of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and a botanist. As such, he travelled frequently to collect plants, both in Sweden and abroad. His longest journey was to North America and the West Indies, where he travelled for several years. Swartz' many published works mainly concern botany, but he also contributed to "Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar" with some zoological texts. The present work was published by Johan Emanuel Wikström, and contains biographical notes by himself, Kurt Sprengel and Carl Adolph Agardh. A bibliography of Swartz' published works can be found on pp. LXII-LXXIV. Seller Inventory # 42867B

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Title: Adnotationes botanicæ, quas reliquit Olavus ...

Publication Date: 1829

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good