FRIES, Elias [Magnus] (1794-1878): — Monographia Hymenomycetum Sueciae.

Upsala: C.A. Leffler, 1857-1863. Two volumes bound in one, 8vo, 21cm. Vol. I: pp. xii,484, index. Vol. II (in 2 parts): pp. [ii].1-120;[2],iv,149-355, index. Contemporary quarter calf, gilt lettering and line decoration to backstrip, marbled boards and end-papers. Evenly but not strongly browned, some foxing, little rubbing to binding edges, a good copy yet. - Very rare, the consolidated edition of 22 doctoral theses to be defended by his students from 1851 to 1854. The work was issued in 100 numbered copies only, this one bears the number 89 in blue ink. In this copy the pages 121-148 in the second volume are not present for some reason (already at time of binding), these contain two theses of 1851 on Hygrophora. This classic monograph was Fries his first large work on Swedish mushrooms, it was reprinted in 1938 and 1963. Stafleu & Cowan 1886. Vollbracht 662 & 646. Not in Pritzel. - [phd.229]