(Hamburg, Germany, 1840) 8vo. In contemporary (original?) blue blank wrappers. Very light wear and a few small stains to wrappers. Internally nice and clean. 40 pp. + 1 folded plates depicting 3 handcoloured appels and pears.
Very rare prospectus ""announcing a new pomology that was to be entitled Pomona Hamburgensis by Johann Peter Buek. Buek's work was never published but he came from a prominent family who had a flower, seed, and landscape business in Hamburg. The last leaf is signed ""Johann Peter Buek, Peters Sohn, Blumen - Saamen - und baumhandler. Wohnhaft auf der grossen Dreybahn in Hamburg."" (Oak Spring Garden Library) OCLC only list one copy (Oak Spring Garden Library)