Description:
1792 text in Latin by Carl Linnaeus, botanist and father of modern taxonomy. Reprint of the earlier 1732 edition. Original 18th century binding. Contains twelve folding plates with slight offsetting. Front board detached. Back board loose. Spine cover missing. Foxing and age toning throughout the text. Former owner's name and date on front pages. Book plates and text still legible with delightful "long S" font script popular in the late 1700s.