(Cactus)KROOK, J.J.   HANDBOEK TOT DE KENNIS, VOORTKWEEKING EN BEHANDELING VAN ALLE TOT HEDEN BEKENDE CACTUS-SOORTEN,   In Haren Ganschen Omvang.       Amsterdam: F. Günst,   1854.          An early Dutch manual on cactus culture illustrated with 20 hand-colored plates of cactus. Over 900 varieties are described. Scarce; OCLC lists only the copy at Kew.   8vo (22.3 x 13.3 cm); (ii) + iv + (ii) + 132 + 75 pp. + 20 hand-colored wood-engraved plates.            Original paper-covered boards with color-printed illustration and title; covers lightly soiled and worn at edges, but generally well preserved given the fragile nature of the binding; inner hinge cracked and tender. $500.00

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