The Genera of North American Plants, and a Catalogue of the Species, to the Year 1817 [Two Volumes in One]
by NUTTALL, THOMAS
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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Rocky River, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: D. Heartt, 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Thick octavo. 4.5 x 7.5 in. viii, 312, 254, 10 +[4] pp. Near fine in polished calf over marbled boards, rubbing to board extremities and slight wear line on leather spine where two volumes meet in text. Overall text is tight, free of marks and binding square. At the time of publication, Nuttall was a fellow at the American Philosophical Society and of the Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia). The preface politely asks understanding for the omittance of the lower orders of Cryptogamia as well as a skim use of nomenclature in order to offer a "portable manual for the student." New names and genera proposed by the author are noted with an asterix while obscure species receive a plus sign. Some 834 species are discussed in this two-volumes-in-one book.
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- Bookseller
- Cleveland Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10108
- Title
- The Genera of North American Plants, and a Catalogue of the Species, to the Year 1817 [Two Volumes in One]
- Author
- NUTTALL, THOMAS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Heartt
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1818
- Keywords
- Gardening, Horticulture, American history
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