253 - Botany.- SchrankÂ(Franz von Paula)ÂBriefe Naturhistorischen, physikalischen und ökonomischen Inhaltes, first edition,Â4 engraved folding plates, contemporary boards, spine rubbed, [Stafleu & Cowan 11.114], Erlangen,Â1802§ Haller (Albrecht de) Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii et Agri Gottingensis,Âengraved title vignette, light water-staining towards end, occasional light scattered spotting, a few ink corrections, wide margins, contemporary vellum-backed boards, spine lettered in ink, edges uncut, some rubbing, [Stafleu & Cowan 2309], Gottingen,Â1753 §ÂHoffman (George Franz) Plantarum Umbelliferarum Genera,Âsecond edition,Â2 engraved titles, 1 hand-coloured, 5 engraved plates, 4 folding, with 20pp. 'Syllabus Umbelliferarum Officinalium' at end, without 'Erörterungen', Claes UgglaÂbookplate, contemporary morocco-backed boards, [Stafleu & Cowan 2895, 'Copies vary slightly'], Moscow,Â1816; and the 2 vol. second edition of Suter's Flora Helvetica,Â8voÂ(5)

Botany.- SchrankÂ(Franz von Paula)ÂBriefe Naturhistorischen, physikalischen und ökonomischen Inhaltes, first edition,Â4 engraved folding plates, contemporary boards, spine rubbed, [Stafleu & Cowan 11.114], Erlangen,Â1802§ Haller (Albrecht de) Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii et Agri Gottingensis,Âengraved title vignette, light water-staining towards end, occasional light scattered spotting, a few ink corrections, wide margins, contemporary vellum-backed boards, spine lettered in ink, edges uncut, some rubbing, [Stafleu & Cowan 2309], Gottingen,Â1753 §ÂHoffman (George Franz) Plantarum Umbelliferarum Genera,Âsecond edition,Â2 engraved titles, 1 hand-coloured, 5 engraved plates, 4 folding, with 20pp. 'Syllabus Umbelliferarum Officinalium' at end, without 'Erörterungen', Claes UgglaÂbookplate, contemporary morocco-backed boards, [Stafleu & Cowan 2895, 'Copies vary slightly'], Moscow,Â1816; and the 2 vol. second edition of Suter's Flora Helvetica,Â8voÂ(5) *** Franz von Paula von Schrank was a German botanist and entomologist. He was the first director of the botanical garden at Munich. He was a prolific writer on the fauna and flora of Southern Germany, especially Bavaria. Albrecht von Haller, was appointed Professor of the newly founded University of Göttingen. Apart from his professorship he founded the Botanical Garden, an anatomical museum, an obstetrical school, and similar institutions. Georg Franz Hoffmann was a German botanist, and Professor of Botany at Erlangen, Göttingen, and Moscow. First mentioned provenance: Charles Atwood Kofoid, famous American algologist and protozoologist (bookplate).