1675 - Gleichen-Rußwurm,W.F.v.

Gleichen-Rußwurm,W.F.v. Microscopic studies and observations of the secret reproductive parts of plants and their flowers, and of the insects in them; together with some experiments on the germ, and an appendix of mixed observations. Nuremberg, Rasp 1790. fol. 9 p., 72 p., 40 p., 4 p., 26 p. With 3 engraved. Vignettes and 51 old colored copper plates by J. C. Keller. HLdr. d. Zt. with rsch. Nissen, BBI 718. Stafleu-C. 2037 note. Pritzel 3367 note. Cf. on the author: ADB IX, 226 and DSB V, 424 and on the illustrator: Nissen I, 178. - Second edition; first published in 1764-66 under the title: "Das Neueste aus dem Reiche der Pflanzen". - Magnificent work on microscopy, especially interesting the first part with 6 plates, which presents in detail a microscope constructed by Gleichen in all its components. - The botanical-zoological plates after drawings by the author, engraved by J. Chr. Keller, with details (partly life-size) of the structure of flowers and insects, always striving for analogies. - Text slightly browned and somewhat brownstained, plates mostly clean, spine backed, rebacked, somewhat damaged.