The Correspondence of John Ray: consisting of selections from the philosophical letters published by dr. Derham, and original letters of John Ray, in the collection of the British Museum. Edited by Edwin Lankester.

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Seller: Mats Rehnström Rare Books SVAF, ILAB, Stockholm, SwedenMats Rehnström Rare Books SVAF, ILAB

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London, C. and J. Adlard, 1848. Large 4to. Lithographed portrait,XVI,502 pp. & 1 lithographed plate. Uncut in contemporary green blindstamped publisher's cloth, slightly rubbed, spine lettered in gilt and ruled in blind, spine sunned and bumped at head, with the coat of arms of the Ray Society in gilt and blind on covers, and the binder's label of Westleys & Co. (London). With the bookplates of Arvid Mårtensson and Gunnar Brusewitz. Annotation in pencil by Brusewitz detailing that the book was a gift from Ove Hagelin in 1993. First edition, published by the Ray Society, of this collection of letters to and from the English clergyman-naturalist John Ray (1627-1705). Ray published important works on botany, zoology, ornithology and natural theology. The classification of plants in his "Historia plantarum" influenced Linnaeus and was an important step towards modern taxonomy. Ove Hagelin is a Swedish antiquarian bookseller and was an important source for Brusewitz's acquisitions.

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Title
The Correspondence of John Ray: consisting of selections from the philosophical letters published by dr. Derham, and original letters of John Ray, in the collection of the British Museum. Edited by Edwin Lankester.
Author
[Ray]
Publication year
1848
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover

Mats Rehnström Rare Books SVAF, ILAB

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