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Auction #123 begins on 15 May 2025

Pappe (L.)

SYNOPSIS OF THE EDIBLE FISHES, at the Cape of Good Hope

Published: Van de Sandt de Villiers, Cape Town, 1853

Edition: First Edition

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First Edition: 34 page, recent full brown leather with the original printed paper wraps bound in, a very good copy.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wilhelm_Ludwig_Pappe), 'Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappe (1803 in Hamburg – 14 October 1862) was a German-born physician and botanist who lived and worked in Cape Colony. He was the first person to hold the position of government botanist and the first professor of botany at the South African College. His herbarium became the oldest surviving botanical collection in South Africa.'

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo (210 x 140 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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