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The classes and orders of the Linnaean system of Botany. Illustrated by Select Specimens of Foreign and Indigenous Plants
by [DUPPA, Richard]
- Used
- Condition
- A few scattered fox marks otherwise very good.
- Seller
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: T. Bensley, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. A few scattered fox marks otherwise very good.. Three volumes, octavo, with 240 full page engraved illustrations, 237 of them hand coloured; a fine set in in a splendid contemporary binding of full green calf, sides bordered in gilt, spines panelled in gilt between bands, with double labels, marbled endpapers and edges.
The first edition, in three handsome period bindings. Richard Duppa (1770-1831) describes the taxonomic system first developed by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus He includes detailed instructions to name, describe and rank different species of plants and includes a 41-page botanical dictionary and a 9-page index. all but three of the 240 engravings are beautifully hand coloured.
A prolific writer, Duppa studied art in Rome and was skilled in drawing. He wrote on botanical, artistic and political topics and was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He lived at 7, Weymouth Street, Portland Place and died in Lincoln's Inn, London on 11 July 1831. The British Museum describes him as a printmaker, draughtsman and author and, as none of the botanical illustrations in this publication carry an artist or engraver's name it is likely that Duppa was personally responsible for the entire production.
This encyclopaedic botanical publication is a remarkable artistic achievement compiled by a knowledgeable botanist, and and an accomplished artist.
. Provenance: With the bookplates of three early owners.Reviews
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5000722
- Title
- The classes and orders of the Linnaean system of Botany. Illustrated by Select Specimens of Foreign and Indigenous Plants
- Author
- [DUPPA, Richard]
- Book Condition
- Used - A few scattered fox marks otherwise very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Bensley, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1816
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Hordern House Rare Books
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Surry Hills, New South Wales
About Hordern House Rare Books
Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.
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