Die Blätterpilze (Agaricaceae) Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Länder, besonders Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. (The Agaric Mushrooms of Germany and Neighboring Countries, in Particular those of Austria and Switzerland) 2 Vols. + Portfolio

Ricken, Adalbert. Die Blätterpilze (Agaricaceae) Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Länder, besonders Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. (The Agaric Mushrooms of Germany and Neighboring Countries, in Particular those of Austria and Switzerland) 2 Vols. + Portfolio. Leipzig: Theodor Oswald Weigel, 1910, 1915 . First edition. Octavo. 256, 257-480, xxiv, vii (i), 112 color chromolithographic plates after originals by Adalbert Ricken. Three quarter brown leather over marbled paper boards with gilt lettering on spine; raised bands. Decorative floral endpapers. Portfolio is maroon cloth over maroon paper-covered boards with marbled boards and inside flaps. Originally published and distributed in 15 shipments between 1910 and 1915. Mushrooms in Germany and adjacent countries, in particular Austria and Switzerland. Text in German. Binding bumped and scuffed, light foxing to pages. some with moderate foxing. First and last plates have some creases and scuffs, portfolio missing spine and with front cover detached though string ties present. Binding and interior in overall good, portfolio in poor, plates in good condition. fair. Hardcover. (7110) $75