Wien, Carl Gerold, 1830. 4to (24.9 x 20.8 cm). Title page, dedication leaf, 210 pp.; 20 engraved plates, containing 40 illustrations in fine, original hand-colouring. Original printed wrappers.

Written by the Father of Austrian mycology, Leopold Trattinnick (1764-1849) and widely regarded as his best work. The colouring is exceptionally fine, both bold and accurate. "Rare in a complete state" (Volbracht). We found only seven auction records, of which only one in this century. Text is bilingual in two columns, Latin and German. Provenance: small mycological-culinary bookplate of the French mycologists Jacques and Helene Bon mounted on the front wrapper verso. The Bon library was assembled over a very long period, and sold some time after Jacques Bon's death on 15 January 2015, at the age of 91. Very unusual to see in its original printed wrappers. Some age-wear to the wrappers, in particular the spine ends. Old repair to the front wrapper (closed tear). Nissen BBI, 1987; Volbracht, 2120. Not in Stafleu and Cowan.