Rafinesque in Lexington 1819-1826 Signed, Limited Edition

Beschreibung

KB6 xii, [2],99, [iv] pp. Index, bibliography. Signed by the author on the half title, no. 234 of limited edition of 250. Kentucky Monographs 2. Frontis portrait of Rafinesque. Green marbled paper hard boards have some rubbing at the extremities, dark green cloth spine with paper pastedown title. There is no pastedown to the front cover. Interior has some pencil erasure to the first blank, otherwise clean and nice. Viridian and black title page, viridian initials and small sketches throughout. Very attractive small octavo. A look at Samuel Constantine Rafinesque's (1783-1840) time in Kentucky. The autodidact polymath botanist stayed at Audobon's house, before becoming a professor at Transylvania University where he taught until he quarreled with the administration. ; Kentucky Monographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages; Signed by Author.

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Bibliografische Details

Titel

Rafinesque in Lexington 1819-1826 Signed, Limited Edition

Verlag

Bur Press, Lexington, KY

Erscheinungsjahr

1945

Einband

Hardcover

Auflage

Limited Edition.

Zustand

Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags

No Dust Jacket

Signiert

Signatur des Verfassers

Verkäuferkataloge

• First/Limited/Signed Editions
• Americana
• Natural History
• History: U.S. & North America