Brugmansia Zippelii [flowering plants in the family Solanaceae] from Flora Javae nec non insularum adjacentium. [Indonesian flora]
Brussels: J. Frank 1828. Lithograph. 44.5 x 56 cm. Tab. 5. Double page plate. Marginal tear.
Major work on the flora of the Dutch East Indies. Karl Ludwig Blume (1796-1862) was a German born Dutch botanist who travelled and worked in Java, where he was the first director of the Buitenzorg Botanic Garden and later became director of the Leiden Rijksherbarium.
Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books. Berkeley. Item #16-3074
Price: $225.00
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