[Wood types] Afbeelding van in- en uitlandsche HOUTEN, zo wel van Boomen als Heesters,

welken door de liefhebbers der natuurlyke historie in hunne naturaliën-cabinetten, tot vermaak en nuttigheid, verzameld worden; volgens hunne inwendige hoedanigheid en natuurlyke koleuren, ook met de bygevoegde Hollandsche, Hoogduitsche, Engelsche, Fransche en Latynsche benaamingen, in 't licht gegeeven. [Martinus Houttuyn]. Amsterdam, Jan Christiaan Sepp, 1773. Leather, 4to, title on spine in red and gilt stamping, boards with typographical embroidery in gilt stamping, marbled endpapers, five titles with vignette in Dutch, English, French and Latin, (6) pp., complete with 78 handcoloured full-page copper engravings, each facing a text page with explanation in five languages. First edition. Spine and binding somewhat rubbed; else a very good copy.

Originally published in fascicles of 6 plates each. This is the first edition with 78 plates. In 1791 another edition appeared with a new title and 100 plates + a supplement with 6 plates.