Herbarium album, of plants for the collection and practical conservation of plants and parts of pressed plants, comprising 23 sheets of 143 lithographed plant outlines allowing you to paste the natural plants that you have, yourself, harvested, numbered and provided with the names Latin and German botanicals, as well as 3 empty boards for plants not listed.
The edges of the boards are raised so that the plants to be glued do not damage the body of the book. - With a foreword, a table of contents and an alphabetical index. -
Album based on knowledge acquired in the teaching of botany in higher and lower schools.
Helm, F. E.
Gustav Fritzsche, 1884.
2nd edition.
Size 35x30.5cm.
Title page, 8 pages, 23 plates with 143 illustrations, 3 empty plates. Cover with color spine and cover image, red cut with gold stamp floral ornaments.
Some foxing on the various interior boards.
Very small tear on the flyleaf (which includes a dedication made to Lisbon -Portugal).
Small tear (without lack of material) on page 19 (therefore page 20, since recto-verso). Nice copy.
Obviously, an original clasp no longer exists.
Blank album of any plant collage.