First edition. 8vo. Period style recent half calf, spine gilt, title page expertly repaired, description of the book on a Maggs letterhead to front free endpaper. 8pp. Abo, Joh. Christ Frenckel, 1763.
With references to Kalm’s account of his travels, this is possibly the earliest printed survey of the dye plants used by the North Americans Indians. At that time, Kalm, the Swedish naturalist, was professor at Abo University. Not in Sabin; Pritzel, 4582.
