H. Heukels - Geïllustreerde Schoolflora voor Nederland. Zesde, vermeerderde en verbeterde druk. Met 1615 Afbeeldingen

H. Heukels - Geïllustreerde Schoolflora voor Nederland. Zesde, vermeerderde en verbeterde druk. Met 1615 Afbeeldingen - Groningen - P. Noordhoff - 1915 - 6th edition - [8], [916] pp - Cloth binding - 13 x 18 cm.

Condition: Good - ADDED: bookmark with ruler and advertising of the publisher and a handmade textile 'dust jacket'. See more info below.

Solid - after more than a hundred years still useful (!)- identification guide for Dutch plants and flowers. Illustrated with black and white drawings. With overview of the classes of the Linnaeus system, botanical glossary, table of species names and index. In the back nostalgic advertisement for other organic titles from the publisher. Hardback 6th edition in Art Nouveau binding with floral motif.

This copy was enhanced with a contemporary handmade dust jacket of red jute with the title 'FLORA' embroidered on the front. Also included is a bookmark (of soft paper) with a centimeter and millimeter indication and advertising for other books by P. Noordhoff.

¶ Hendrik Heukels (1854-1936) was a Dutch teacher at the teacher training college and flora writer who considered the knowledge of the plant and animal world so important that he translated and edited Otto Wünsche's 'Schulflora von Deutschland' for the Netherlands (in 1883). He continued to improve this flora. In 1900 he published the first edition of the Illustrated Flora, which would become the most important scientific field flora in the Netherlands.