Eerste deels, zeventiende stuk. De zee-gewassen. Title page, (6), 614 pp.; 13 large, folded, finely engraved plates. With index 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 corrals. 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!