Caroli a Linné Species plantarum exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas
Schwaegrichen, F (Friedrich) 1775-1853 Species muscorum frondosorum Pars 1 Search this
Linné, Carl von 1707-1778 Index alphabeticus filicum in Caroli a Linné Specierum plantarum editione quinta cura Willdenovii : enumeratarum adjectis varietatibus nominumque genericorum et trivialium synonymia DSI Search this
Volumes 1-2, 4-6 consist of 2 parts, volume 3 of 3 parts
Publication dates: volume 1, 1797; volume 2, 1799; volume 3, 1800; volume 4, 1805; volume 5, part 1, 1810; volume 5, part 2, 1830; volume 5, part 2 and volume 6, 1824
Volume 6 edition statement of responsibility reads: " ... olim curante Carolo Ludovico Willdenow, continuata a H.F. Link"
Volume 5, part 2 edition statement of reponsibility reads: " ... olim curante Carolo Ludovico Willdenow, continuata ad muscos a F. Schwaegrichen, prof. Lips." With special title page: Species muscorum frondosorum / editae a D. Friderico Schwaegrichen, hist. nat. prof. Lips. Pars. I. Berolini : Impensis G.C. Nauck, 1830
Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus literaturae botanicae omnium gentium (1872-1877 edition), 5427
Catalogue of the books, manuscripts, maps and drawings in the British Museum (Natural History), 512
Soulsby, B.H. A catalogue of the works of Linnaeus, numbers 512
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SCNHRB has three copies; copies 2 and 3 are incomplete
SCNHRB copy 1 has printed description of this edition, with the dating of each volume, pasted to the verso of the half-title of volume 1
SCNHRB copy 1 stamped on title pages or half-titles: Smithsonian Institution National Museum [handwritten accession numbers] 242147
SCNHRB copy 1, volume 5 has a photograph, "Sample of handwriting of Willdenow," on front paste-down. Printed "Partial index to the major genera of fern and fern-allies in the Willdenow Herbarium" on front free endpaper. Pencilled notations throughout
SCNHRB copy 1 bound in brown library buckram, except for volume 3, part 1 in red buckram, volume 5 in black buckram; title in gilt on spine
SCNHRB copy 2 is lacking volume 5, part 2 and volume 6
SCNHRB copy 2, volumes 1-4 has bookplate: Library of A.S. Hitchcock and Agnes Chase. With property stamp on title pages: A.S. Hitchcock
SCNHRB copy 2, volume 1 has typescript note on front paste-down. With stamps of bookseller Oswald Weigel, Leipzig on paste-downs. Volume 5 has property stamp of A.P. Wiegmann on title page
SCNHRB copy 2, volume 1 with two unidentified ink signatures on title page; volume 4 with index card with manuscript note laid-inches
SCNHRB copy 2, volume 5 has 60-page Index alphabeticus filicum in Caroli a Linné Specierum plantarum editione quinta cura Willdenovii : enumeratarum adjectis varietatibus nominumque genericorum et trivialium synonymia bound-in at end
SCNHRB copy 2, volume 1 bound in old sprinkled paper boards and leather-backed spine; title in gilt on spine, red edges, pink paste-paper endpapers; volumes 2-4 bound in gray paste-paper boards, manuscript paper spine labels; volume 5 in old red buckram and marbled edges, 'U.S.N.M.' in gilt at foot of spine
SCNHRB copy 3 is lacking volume 5, part 2 and volume 6
SCNHRB copy 3 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, gift of Harry Lubrecht
SCNHRB copy 3 half bound in old sheepskin and gray paste-paper boards, title in gilt within red leather spine label