Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung der in der Arzneykunde gebräuchlichen Gewächse, wie auch solcher, welche mit ihnen verwechselt werden können (continued by J.F. Brandt and J.Th.Chr. Ratzeburg).

With 1 lithogr. portrait and 624 hand-colored engraved plates, explaining text leaves to each plate bound at the beginning of the volumes, general register for vols. 1-13 bound in last volume. Altogether 13 vols. (all published up to date). 4to (285 x 235 mm). Contemp. boards, spines rebacked with modern mococco, red gilt lettered labels. Berlin, auf Kosten des Verfassers, 1805-1837. First edition of one of the finest German medical flora issued over a long period of 32 years. G.F. Hayne (1763-1832) was a pharmacist and professor of pharmaceutical botany in Berlin and a contemporary of C.L. Willdenow. Hayne published several botanical works, some in collaboration with Friedrich Guimpel. In this present set, which is Hayne's major work, all the plates are beautifully colored, and show each one species: mostly phanerogams but also some cryptogams. After Hayne's death volumes 12 and 13 were edited by J.F. Brandt and J.Th.Chr. Ratzeburg. The elaborate plates are almost all by Friedrich Guimpel, a famous botanical artist and engraver. He was professor at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. Guimpel illustrated some of the finest botanical works of the period such as Willdenow's impressive work 'Hortus Berolinensis'. Six years later when volume 13 already had been finished, J.F. Klotzsch issued 24 more lithographed plates in the years between 1843 and 1846 as a supplement. But this supplementary volume 14 remained unfinished and is usually lacking as in this case.- Some marginal foxing or spots, old owner's name on some titles, otherwise a nice wide-margined copy in the original coloring. - Great Flower Books, p. 58; Nissen, BBI, 815; Stafleu & Cowan 2508; Pritzel 3864. SCIENCE: BOTANY ; BOTANY ;