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An Introduction to Botany, in a Series of Familiar Letters with Illustrative Engravings
de Wakefield, Priscilla
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Solomon W. Conrad, 1818. xii + 215 pages; illustrated with explanatory botanical engravings and a folding Table of the Classes (of plants) by Priscilla Wakefield (1751 - 1832) British author and philanthropist, who "...wrote expository natural history books that are part of the Enlightenment history of disseminating science to new audiences. An Introduction to Botany (1796) is an account of Linnaean botany in the form of letters between sisters...(her) philanthropic projects gave practical form to ideas that had been circulating in England at that time..." (Ann B. Shteir in the ODNB). Bookplate on front endpaper of the Hallowell Social Library. Approx. 4 1/2" x 7 1/4" size; full polished leather binding, gilt spine title & simple line rules. Some edge, tips wear and rubbing to the covers; spine ends chipped away; occasional spotting & foxing; a few marginal pencil marks. In good condition.. Third American Edition. Leather. Good.
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- Título
- An Introduction to Botany, in a Series of Familiar Letters with Illustrative Engravings
- Autor
- Wakefield, Priscilla
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
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- Edición
- Third American Edition
- Editorial
- Solomon W. Conrad
- Lugar de publicación
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Fecha de publicación
- 1818
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- Antiquarian American Americana United States America American Imprint Printing History Solomon W. Conrad Philadelphia Science Natural History 19th Century An Introduction to Botany, in a Series of Familiar Letters with Illustrative Engravings Priscilla Wa
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