Johann Hieronymus Kniphof (1704-63), # 'Botanica in Originali ... Ad methodum Linaei et Ludwighii, 1757-58, 2 vols in 3 books, countless illustrations in natural printing, l. browned / l. foxing, embossed spine, 3rd book half leather and without title page; Bindings age-related l. dam., ca. 37x24.5cm, this work is the first, important herbarium ofits time; Kniphof presented the plants in an unprecedented level of detail, using the technique of natural self-printing as a museumand collectible