Linné Systema Naturae Stockholm 1758-59
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Beschreibung
IMPORTANT EDITION OF SYSTEMA NATURAE. LINNÉ, CARL VON. (2). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. I-II. Stockholm (L. Salvius) 1758-59.
8vo. (4), (5), 6-823, (1), (4), 825-1384 pp.
Contemporary brown full calf bindings, slightly worn, split lower inner joint to vol. II, richly gilt spines with labels in blue and brown, some minor damages. Title with old signature. Marginal annotations in vol. II, inserted handwritten leaf in vol. II at page 853. A few inkstains. 2 volumes.
Soulsby 58. Hulth 6-7. Printing and the mind of man, 192.
Tenth i.e. fourth original edition of the Systema. Dedication leaf to count Tessin. "In this edition, the binomial system previously employed by Linnaeus in the work entitled '"Museum Tessinianum"(1753) was extended in its application to all the kingdoms of nature" (Soulsby). This edition has been accepted as the basis of zoologicla nomenclature.
This is Linnaeus final version of the system by which many plants and animals are still named to this day whit reference 'Linnaeus', 'Linn' or 'L' attached. (Printing and the mind of man).
Provenance: Lars Bergquist (born 1930), Swedish author and diplomat.
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Auktionsnummer:
6044
Datum:
2015-06-16