STRASBURGER, Eduard [Adolf] (1844-1912).: — Ueber Azolla.
Jena: Hermann Dabis, 1873. Quart, 26.5cm. Pp. [iv],86, numerous detailed figures on 7 folding lithographed plates, footnotes & references. Hardbound, plain marbled half cloth. Few slight age marks, a very good copy. - Classic monograph of the aquatic fern genus Azolla, Strasburger also studied its symbiotic association with Anabaena bacteria. "Symbiosis" became a new concept and a new term in biology since its introduction by Albert Bernhard Frank in 1877 and Anton de Bary in 1878. This copy with signature of the Dutch botanist Willem Frederik Reinier Suringar (1832-1898) and a printed label stating its provenance from the library of his botanist son Jan Valckenier Suringar (1864-1932). - Stafleu & Cowan 13.223. - [phd.1022]