Engraved title vignettes, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initials.

"This edition has binary names and is written in the Linnaean tradition in all other respects as well"--Stafleu & Cowan/TL-2.

Also issued with volume 1 imprint date 1771 (Stafleu & Cowan 11546a, designating this, the more common issue, as 11546b).

Signatures: volume 1. a⁸(-a8; a1+1[=a8?]) b-d⁸ e⁴, A-2E⁸ [$5 (-e4) signed]; 260 leaves, pages [72 unnumbered] [1-3] 4-448 + plates 1-21 22* 22-32 -- volume 2. pi1 A-2I⁸ [$5 signed]; 257 leaves, pages [2 unnumbered] [1-3] 4-496 [16 unnumbered] + plates 33-65.

Sixteen of the 66 plates (i.e. roughly a quarter) are signed "Rein sc. A.V." (Augustae Vindelicorum, i.e. Augsburg); cut lines and vestigial lettering (A-R) indicate that the engravings were printed for the most part 4-up, in general with Rein's signature in one engraving per plate. The plates are captioned with species numbers and names.

Addenda and errata: leaves 2I7r-8v.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Stafleu, F.A. Taxonomic literature (2nd ed.), 11546

Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus literaturae botanicae omnium gentium (1872-1877 edition), 8553

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SCNHRB copy (39088002697399, 39088004445300) has bookplate: Library of A.S. Hitchcock and Agnes Chase.

SCNHRB copy stamped on title pages: Smithsonian Institution Washington D.C.

SCNHRB copy has plate 8 bound following plate 9; some of the plates are folded and hinged to pages of text.

SCNHRB copy has occasional pencilled manuscript markings to text.

SCNHRB copy bound in brown library buckram, title in gilt on spine.