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Schaeffer Jacob Christian. Fungorum qui in Bavaria et Palatinatu circa Ratisbonam nascuntur icones nativis coloribus expressae. Tomus primus [-quartus et ultimus]. Editio tertia. Ratisbonae: impensis auctoris, 1780. Quattro parti in due volumi in-4° grande (mm 278x220). Carte [52]; [57]; [57]; [42], pagine 132, [8]. Con 330 tavole in splendida coloritura coeva e due antiporte stampate in rosso. Vignetta calcografica stampata in rosso al frontespizio della quarta parte. Prima antiporta applicata con restauri, restauri marginali alle prime trenta carte del primo volume e, più estesi, all'ultima carta contenente al recto il testo e al verso la tavola CC che presenta parziale perdita di inciso; restauri anche al margine di antiporta, frontespizio e occhietto del secondo volume, parzialmente rimarginata l'ultima carta. Lievi bruniture e gore. Legatura coeva in pelle spugnata, cornice di triplice filetto con cantonali floreali ai piatti, titoli in oro su doppio tassello ai dorsi, tagli dorati, sguardie marmorizzate, restauri alle cuffie. Rara e ricercata terza edizione di uno dei primi e dei più affascinanti libri sui funghi a contenere un apparato illustrativo di così ampia mole. Esemplare finemente colorato da mano coeva. L'opera è considerata il maggior contributo scientifico del teologo, botanico e zoologo Schaeffer ed è tuttora un repertorio fondamentale e onnicomprensivo sulla micologia del territorio di riferimento, sia per l'esattezza delle descrizioni sia per l'accuratezza del monumentale apparato illustrativo. L'Autore, prussiano e membro della Royal Society, fu professore a Uppsala e Berlino. Nissen BBI, 1744; Stafleu and Cowan 10476; Volbracht, 1878. Rare and remarkable third edition of one of the earliest and most attractive colour-plate books on fungi. In it Schaeffer succeeded in assembling an enormous variety of fungi from a single region, and was among the first to investigate the fungi of Bavaria in such detail. A Prussian-born botanist, zoologist and theologist, Schaeffer spent most of his working life in Regensburg. Elected to the academies at Uppsala and Berlin, he was also made a Fellow of the Royal Society. His works on plants, insects and birds are notable for the exactitude of the descriptions and for the beauty and accuracy of the images. Nissen BBI 1744; Stafleu and Cowan 10476; Volbracht, 1878. Four parts in two volumes. Big 4° (278x220 mm). [52]; [57]; [57] leaves; [42], 132, [8] pages. With 330 contemporary colored plates and two red printed frontispieces. Engraved vignetted in red on the title page of the fourth part. Applied the first frontispiece with repairs, marginal repairs on the first 30 leaves of the first volume and, more evident, on the last leaf containing the text on the recto and the plate CC on the verso with partial loss of engraving; repairs on the margin of the frontispiece, title page and half-title on the second volume, partially remargined the last leaf. Light browning and waterstains. Contemporary leather, frame with triple fillet and floral decorations on the covers, gilt titles on double littering piece on the spines, gilt edges, marbled flyleaves, repairs on the head-cups. Rare and sought third edition of one of the first work about mushroom to contains a wide illustrations system. Contemporary colored copy. The work is considered as the major scientific contribute by the theologian, botanist and zoologist Schaeffer and is still today a fundamental inventory on the mycology of the reference territory, both for the accuracy of descriptions and accuracy of the illustrations system. The author, Prussian and member of the Royal Society, was professor in Uppsala and Berlin. Nissen BBI, 1744; Stafleu and Cowan 10476; Volbracht, 1878. Rare and remarkable third edition of one of the earliest and most attractive colour-plate books on fungi. In it Schaeffer succeeded in assembling an enormous variety of fungi from a single region, and was among the first to investigate the fungi of Bavari