Systematisch-tabellarische Uebersicht und Charakteristik der Mineralkörper. In oryktognostischer und orologischer Hinsicht by LEONHARD, Karl Cäsar von, MERZ, Ernst Karl Friedrich, & KOPP, Johann Heinrich

3 p.l., xvi pp., 83 leaves, [84]-125 pp. Folio, cont. half-sheep & marbled boards, flat spine gilt. Frankfurt am Main: J.C. Hermann, 1806. First edition and very rare; this is a systematic survey of minerals, in the form of tables, giving extensive descriptions of their external appearances and chemical qualities. Leonhard (1779-1862), professor of mineralogy at the University of Heidelberg, wrote the oryctognostic section, Merz (1776-1813), the orologic section, and Kopp (1777-1858), the chemical section. "As a founding editor of the Taschenbuch für die gesammte Mineralogie, Leonhard earned a place among the foremost mineralogists of his time. His prolific writings contributed to the rise of popular interest in geology during the nineteenth century."-D.S.B., VIII, p. 245. Fine copy. From the library of His Serene Highness Prince Fürstenberg at Donaueschingen with stamp on verso of title. ❧ Schuh, Mineralogy & Crystallography: A Biobibliography, 1469 to 1920, 2996-"Rare.".