LINNAEUS SYSTEMA NATURAE IMPORTANT 10TH EDITION. 1758-59. 2 VOLUMES.

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 (about 193x120 mm.). (4), (5), 6-823, (1); (4), 825-1384 pp.
Later (early 20th century) red half morocco, marbled boards, richly gilt spine in six compartments, green spine labels, red upper edge. Title and dedication leaf in vol. I dampstained in upper outer corner, also pp. 817-823. Some other light dampstaining and minor foxing. Old annotation dated 1761 on titles. 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 zoological nomenclature.
This is Linnaeus's final version of the system by which many plants and animals are still named to this day whith reference 'Linnaeus', 'Linn' or 'L' attached. (Printing and the Mind of Man).

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