ray john linnaeus carl (7 Ergebnisse)

Hard covers, dust jacket. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. In practically new condition (faint trace of label removal at top corner of jacket); scholarly introduction by W.T. Stearn. Weight: 1 Language: English Facsimile reprints of the 1724, 1745 and 1759 editions.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardback with dust-wrapper. xi, 476pp ; 111pp. Illus. Facsimile reprints. Slight edgewear to d/w. Front pastedown a little marked. A decent copy. (r32).

Hard covers, dust jacket. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. In practically new condition; scholarly introduction by W.T. Stearn. Weight: 1.0 Language: English Facsimile reprints of the 1724, 1745 and 1759 editions.

Hard covers, dust jacket. Zustand: V.g. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Donor's inscription. Jacket frayed. Scholarly introduction by W.T. Stearn. Weight: 1.0 Language: English Facsimile reprints of the 1724, 1745 and 1759 editions.

Zustand: Used - Very Good. 1999. London, 1973. Cloth, dj. 8vo. 90 pp & 482 pp/index/indiculus & 29 pp & pages 88-111. Facsimile reprints of 1724, 1754, and 1759 editions along with introductory text. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket with a noticeable tear to front dj otherwise protected by acetate cover. Slight foxing to edges of text block. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition.

pp.xi, 90, 482, 111 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. with gently sunned spine. For many years after its publication in 1690 John Ray's Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Britannicarum was the most consulted book about British Plants. It was the pocket companion of apothecaries, physicians and country gentlemen and naturalists. Linnaeus gained most of his knowledge of the British flora from the 3rd edition of Ray's work.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). A lovely facsimile edition of the 1724 edition of John Ray's ;'Synopsis Methodica' and of Carl Linnaues' 'Flora Anglica' of 1754 and 1759. One volume comprising two facsimiles of important works of natural sciences. The first John Ray Society edition.Comprising the facsimile of the third edition of John Ray'sSynopsis Methodica Stirpum Britannicarum, an important botanical work, one of the most consulted books about British plants in its time. The third edition was revised by Dillenius. The dissertationFlora Anglicaby Carl Linnaeus is also reproduced in facsimile, work which contains a consistent binomial nomenclature for species in 1753.With an introduction by T Stearn, including an account of Ray's career, details of the editions of theSynopsis and more.Illustrated with numerous plates throughout. Complete with two folding plates and the unclipped dust wrapper. From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. Her passion for literature is displayed by her impressive library. The present volume was added to the library posthumously.She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things'. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with only minor shelf wear and a minor rubbing mark to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with numerous plates throughout. Complete with two folding plates and the unclipped dust wrapper. Fine. book.