Schreber, Johannn Christian Daniel. Description of the grasses along with their pictures according to nature. 2 Tle. in 1 vol. 7 Bl., 154 pp., 1 Bl.; 88 pp., 4 st. Vignettes and 40 old coloured copper tablets by Crusius, Nußbiegel and others by Geyser, Kretsch and others. 38 x 23,5 cm. Semi-leather band d. C. (back renewed, corners slightly restored) with blind gepr. Coat of arms Supralibros and gilded. Lid fillets. Leipzig, Crusius, 1769-(1779). Nissen, BBI 1807. Pritzel 8395. Cobres 554, 8. – The first part with dedication to Emperor Joseph II. - The beautiful copper shows, besides the whole plant, details of the flowers as well as seeds, stamens, etc., as they can be seen under the microscope, and in natural size. Appeared from 1766-1779 in deliveries and occurs completely very rarely. The specimens in the JbdApr. 1950 et seq. also without a cover for the second part, which is complete with the 88 pp. and 20 plates present here in both volumes. A new edition with a third part appeared in 1810 by Vogel in Leupzig. The coat of arms Supralibros with the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense". – A little tanned and partly a little sticky.