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New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus: Comprehending an Elucidation of the Several Parts of the Fructification A Prize Dissertation of the Sexes of the Plants" A full Explanation of the Classes, and Orders of the Sexual System
by Thornton, Robert John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary olive morocco elaborately panelled in gilt and blind, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Small area of loss to top of s
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Publisher by T. Bensley, 1807. First edition. Two parts in one; without the third part comprising the Temple of Flora. Engraved titles and tables, allegorical frontispiece, portrait of Linnaeus, 25 engraved plates of botanists and 91 engraved botanical plates after Ehret, Edwards, Henderson, Miller, Reinagle and others. Without the portrait of Linnaeus in Lapland dress. Large folio (23 x 18 inches). Contemporary olive morocco elaborately panelled in gilt and blind, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Small area of loss to top of spine, worn at edges, front hinge starting. Some foxing. First edition. Two parts in one; without the third part comprising the Temple of Flora. Engraved titles and tables, allegorical frontispiece, portrait of Linnaeus, 25 engraved plates of botanists and 91 engraved botanical plates after Ehret, Edwards, Henderson, Miller, Reinagle and others. Without the portrait of Linnaeus in Lapland dress. Large folio (23 x 18 inches). The scarce two first parts of the highly important work known as the Temple of Flora, without the the third part with its famous color plates. The bibliographical complexity of the work bears witness to the fact that "[n]o two copies of this book are alike" (Buchanan).
The present volume includes all of the portraits and plates listed by Dunthorne (including the often lacking plate of coffee), plus many additional anatomical and other plates not noted by Dunthorne. This example without the three plates relating to tea or the folding plates of Vesuvius noted by Dunthorne as occuring only in some copies. Dunthorne 303; Nissen 1955; Great Flower Books, p. 143
The present volume includes all of the portraits and plates listed by Dunthorne (including the often lacking plate of coffee), plus many additional anatomical and other plates not noted by Dunthorne. This example without the three plates relating to tea or the folding plates of Vesuvius noted by Dunthorne as occuring only in some copies. Dunthorne 303; Nissen 1955; Great Flower Books, p. 143
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 323373
- Title
- New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus: Comprehending an Elucidation of the Several Parts of the Fructification A Prize Dissertation of the Sexes of the Plants" A full Explanation of the Classes, and Orders of the Sexual System
- Author
- Thornton, Robert John
- Format/Binding
- Two parts in one; without the third part comprising the Temple of Flora. Engraved titles and tables, allegorical frontispiece, p
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary olive morocco elaborately panelled in gilt and blind, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Small area of loss to top of s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for the Publisher by T. Bensley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1807
- Keywords
- Botany
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
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