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DISSERTATIONS OF LINNAEUS - SCHREBER EDITION. (12). LINNÉ, CARL VON. Amoenitates academicae seu dissertationes variae physicae, medicae, bothanicae antehac seorism editae nunc collectae et aucta cum tabulis aenis. Editio tertia. (vol. III-VII in 2nd ed., vol. VIII-IX in first edition). Erlangen (J. J. Palm) 1787-89, 1785. Lacking last volume and most of the plates! 8vo. 4 folding engraved plates (in vol. III), 1 folding table (not complete, lacks all other 58 plates and 1 table). Flyleaves with paper loss (cut away signature), pencil notes on first endpaper. Contemporary half calf, partly worn, spines gilt with red labels, some with damages to spine, last volume partly lacks spine. And 3 more volumes of different editions. 12 volumes. Vol. I-II, IV-IX lacks all plates. Vol. I-II in 3rd edition, vol. III-VII in 2nd ed., vol. VIII-IX in first edition. Lacking vol. 10. Soulsby 1281 (1283, 1289, 1294, 1298, 1302, 1306, 1310, 1312, 1314). Edited by J. C. D. Schreber. Together with: Linné: Amoenitates academicae... vol. I. Leiden, Haak, 1749 (All published). Lacking all 15 plates; D:O: Amoenitates academicae... vol. I. Stockholm - Leipzig 1749, with 16 plates, lacking nb. 1, but with 2 plates in duplicate from another edition (bird and fish); D:O.: Amoenitates academicae...vol. II. Amsterdam, Wetstein, 1752. With all 4 plates. Provenance: Lars Bergquist (born 1930), Swedish author and diplomat. Sold as a collection, not subject to return.