Eerste deels, achttiende stuk. De plantdieren. Title page, XXV, (5), 226, (418) pp.; 5 large, folded, finely engraved plates. With Berigt van den autheur (dated 20 Mey 1773), 'register' (on the vols. 9-18) and a very extensive 'systematische bladwijzer', on the left pages in latin, on the right pages in dutch, on all 18 vols. Contemporary mottled quarter calf over speckled boards. Spine with five raised bands and black and red morocco labels with gilt title and gilt tooled. Binding somewhat rubbed, boards bit rubbed and corners bumped. Complete. A very good copy, clean and unmarked with fine plates. * Rare seventeenth part of the main Dutch natural history encyclopaedia of the 18th century, compiled by the Dutch medical doctor and naturalist Martinus Houttuyn (1720-1798) and often referred to as the 'Linnaeus Houttuyn' edition. This part is a complete part, the only one dealing with sea pens and similar invertebrates. The taxonomic part of the book is extremely detailed and contains a wealth of incidental information not brought together in this form elsewhere, not even by Linnaeus himself. Nissen ZBH, 2011; Soulsby, 73; Stafleu, Linnaeus and the Linnaeans. ** This lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the Catawiki Collection Service. If you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account!