Search Results: an introduction to botany in a by wakefield priscilla

Gale ECCO, Print Editions, 2010-06-10. Paperback. Good.

New.

BiblioLife, 2009-03-19. Paperback. Used:Good.

Cambridge University Press, 2015. Paperback. New. 222 pages. 8.43x5.43x0.71 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. This 1796 book on botany, a science which 'contributes to health of body and cheerfulness of disposition' but is difficult to study because of its Latin nomenclature, offers a simple introduction for children through the medium of letters, as 'Felicia' shares with 'Constance' her growing understanding of plant science.

Hardback. New.

BiblioLife, 2009-03-19. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Hardback. New.

Cambridge University Press, 2015. Paperback. New. 222 pages. 8.43x5.43x0.71 inches.

Darton and Harvey ; Vernor and H, 1807. Leatherbound. Very Good. . Scarce. VG for its age. Full semi-flexible blue-green leather with gilt lettering on spine, marbled edges. Some shelf wear. ALL 11 PLATES ARE PRESENT. Pages have some foxing but the plates are overall clean, a few have minor foxing at edges only. Binding sturdy.

Gale ECCO, Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Printed by and for Darton and Harvey, London. 1803. Third edition.. Hardback.. 11 hand-colour plates (complete, but bound out of order). Gray paper-covered boards; cloth spine, with paper spine label. Very Good- (covers worn; some page corners stained; owners' name on FFEP).

London: Printed by and for Darton and Harvey, 1807. 12mo, pp. xii, 180 + 12 engraved plates and one folding table. Contemporary marbled calf, spine divided by gilt rolls, red morocco label, other compartments with central gilt tool. A touch of toning and spotting. Binding very slightly rubbed, joints just cracking at foot. Ink ownership inscription of Harriet McKinley dated 1812 to front flyleaf. A handsome copy of the most famous book by English writer and social reformer Priscilla Wakefield (1751-1832), who began writing at the age of 43 to support her family. Formatted as letters between sisters inctructed in botany by their governess, it was among the first comprehensive botanical works written by women, and saw eleven editions in forty years, including three in the US and a French translation.