Polish-Swiss chemist (1897–1996) awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for his work on hormones of the adrenal cortex which culminated in the isolation of cortisone. Impressive autograph manuscript, comprised of nine handwritten pages and nine hand-edited typed pages, 8.25 x 11.75, published in the magazine Webbia in December 1978. A draft manuscript by Reichstein entitled “Identification of Cheilanthes frapans var. Gennarii Fiori with C. guanchica Bolle and remarks on related taxa,” signed below for himself and two contributors, “E. Nardi, Helga Rasbach, T. Reichstein.” A complex article on ferns, beginning: “Until recently the following six taxa of the fern genus Cheilanthes were recorded in Europe…The two first mentioned have often been placed in a separate genus (Notholaena) and some experts still prefer to follow this precedent.” Also accompanied by a slip signed by Reichstein. In fine condition, with expected wear for a working draft. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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