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London, small octavo (7.5 by 5 inches), [16], 1-288, [8], 289-482, [30] p. and 24 lithographed plates (two folding). ***CONTENT: John Ray (1627-1705) has been called the 'father of natural history'. A celebrated polymath, his published works embrace botany, zoology, geology, religion, language, and other disciplines. A pioneering taxonomist, he was the first to produce a biological definition of species. In its day, this volume, describing the native and cultivated plants of Britain, was the most consulted treatise on British botany, and no doubt the frequent companion of scientists, apothecaries and country gents and ladies on their field excursions. The volume provides detailed genus and species descriptions of seaweeds, fungi, lichens, and a variety of vascular and non-vascular plants: mosses, conifers, herbs, flowering plants, and more. The engraved plates are well executed and most striking. ***CONDITION: This is a VG copy in full contemporary calf; backstrip with five raised bands and later gilt-lettered black calf title label. The covers are rubbed and worn at the extremities but otherwise they are clean and sound; title label complete with bright, bold lettering. Joints and hinges strong, sewing and binding very firm. The text pages and illustrations are near pristine: fresh, clean, crisp and bright; plate 13 in facsimile on period paper. The only evidences of previous ownership are old penciled bibliographic notes on the front pastedown. A handsome copy of a scarce and important treatise. BMNH 1654 (in part). International shipping will be extra, but only at my cost. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers OG5398
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