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Stockholmiae & Amstelodami: Kiesewetter, Godofr & Chatelain, Z, 1751. Latin text. Engraved frontispiece (But see notes below), octavo, title page, dedication page, lectori botanico page, 362 pages, 9 engraved plates, 2 full page engravings, a little age-toning, the occasional blemish or small mark, the title page is a bit creased and stained in the gutter margin and there is offsetting from the frontispiece. which is chipped and with a closed tear, repaired and mounted on a paper stub. Bound in possibly original marbled paper and more recent half calf, slightly worn. Soulsby 437. [The frontispiece is often lacking, but the one we have here is not the usual frontispiece ! It is possibly a little smaller than the page size, though this is not certain as it has been repaired and mounted; the offsetting to the title page, which is obviously of some antiquity, is definitely from the plate currently bound in. So - is it a variant, or has it been added by a previous owner ? Interestingly,…