J J Rousseau / LETTERS ON THE ELEMENTS OF BOTANY ADDRESSED TO LADY Translated

Description: LETTERS ON THE ELEMENTS OF BOTANY, ADDRESSED TO A LADY; (Translated into English, with Notes, and Twenty-Four Additional Letters, Fully Explaining the System of Linnaeus by Thomas Martyn) Author: Rousseau, J.J. (and Thomas Martyn, Translator) Title: LETTERS ON THE ELEMENTS OF BOTANY, ADDRESSED TO A LADY; (Translated into English, with Notes, and Twenty-Four Additional Letters, Fully Explaining the System of Linnaeus by Thomas Martyn) Publication: London, England: B. and J. White at Horace's Head, Fleet-Street, 1796 Edition: Fifth Edition Description: Leather-bound. Small quarto, Contemporary mottled calf measuring 8 1/2" x 5 3/8". Front and rear boards each double-ruled in gilt with a continuous gilt device (appearing like tiny life preservers strung upon a striped rope), and a contrasting, gilt-on-black title label, perhaps a replacement (?). Inner dentelles surrounding the front and rear pastedown endpapers. Endpapers decorated with one of the loveliest marbling we've ever seen -- a three-color tree design branching over thestone marble design, which itself looks more like an electronic microscopic view of tree cells. Previous owner's name Mary ______, with the date of 1800 below half-title. Fold-out chart ("The Outlines of Linnaeus's System of Vegetables"Rear board separating but still held quite firmly by its three cords. Blemish to front endpaper. Some very modest penciled "x" marks and several handwritten notations to margins.Some unobtrusive toning to some pages in last third of book.503 pp. plus indices of English names (12 pp.); Latin names (12 pp.); Natural Tribes or Orders of Plants Mentioned or Explained in the foregoing (?) Letters (1 pp.); Index of Terms Casually Explained in the Course of This Work ( 4 pp.). Good Plus. Seller ID: 84909 Subject: Natural History Aardvark Rare Books Eugene, OR We work hard to make your Bookbuying Experience safe, easy and fun. Aardvark Books is a proud member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and IOBA, Independent Online Booksellers Association. Ezra is also an accredited and Qualified Appraiser of Books and Manuscripts, with a designation from the ASA (American Society of Appraisers), with considerable Archive experience as well. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations are sent via the US Postal Service. Faster shipping is available, please ask before paying. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time in order to help reduce costs. International shipping is also available. Please inquire for a shipping quote before ordering.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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