Lot 5. [BANKS, Joseph]; DRYANDER, Jonas.

Scarce complete set with the later published fifth volume containing supplement and indices. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), travelled on Cook’s first voyage and held the position of President of the Royal Society for 41 years. He assembled the most important private collection of books on natural history known at the time. Consequently, his library catalogue comprises a nearly complete bibliography of books on the subject. Dryander, a student of Linnaeus, was a first-rate bibliographer and provided very detailed information of some twenty-five thousand works.

First edition. 5 vols, 8vo, vols I-IV in contemporary half-russia, gilt lettered direct, vol. V in contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, red morocco label, joints cracked but firm, a very good set.

[Stafleu & Cowan 1534. ]