Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Widenmann - La orictognosia - 2
La orictognosia (two volumes) by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Widenmann. Imprenta Real, and .Leather binding. Original edition. The edges are dyed in red. In very good condition. Complete with plates and illustrations.It has an illustration in page 82 of the second volume and two foldouts, the first one in page 52 of the first volume and the other one at the end of the second volume. The colouring of the first-volume foldout is not original, it was painted by one of the early owners. The orictognosy is the science concerned with systematic classification of minerals and fossils.The original book of Wilhelm Widenmann is extraordinarily hard to find, especially in a so good condition.As you can see in the first page, it’s dedicated to Manual Godoy, Prince of the Peace.Size: 14 cm wide x 21 cm long 2 volumes, 396 pages (first volume) + 466 pages (second volume) Read More