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Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. xxvi, 832 pp. Dustjacket. LCC: 9144272.

Condition: New. pp. 225.

Condition: New. pp. 225.

, Part 1. title page, xx, 218 pages, additional notes [124], with 5 [of 9] plates including frontispiece; Part 2. title page, viii, 200 pages, with 8 [of 10] plates including frontispiece, includes 3 plates by William Blake of the Portland Vase Part 1. Third Edition, Part 2. Fourth Edition , boards detached, spine cracked in 6 places thus textblock in 7 sections, boards and spine well rubbed, library label to front pastedown, vol 1. lacks 4 plates, vol 2. lacks 2 plates, some occasional light marks/spots to margins and plates but text clean, internally good condition in poor binding , original full brown calf Quarto Hardback ISBN:

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Henry Fuseli, R.A.; William Blake, R.A.; Frederick P. Nodder, Botanic Painter to Her Majesty [Queen Charlotte]; Emma Crewe; T.C. Webber; T. Holladay; Anker Smith; S.Atkin (illustrator). Third English Edition, Part I (1805) and Fourth English Edition Part II, (1804); two vols. in one. Hard cover, 4to, unsigned full calf fine binding gilt rolled with a Greek key pattern to boards and spine, the seven faux compartments framing an onlaid red morocco title label. Top edge stained brown; all edges trimmed. With two engraved sectional title pages, errata, two sets of instructions to binders, Notes and Contents to each section, 22 original (unpaginated) engravings, complete, details below.**CONDITION: Very Good Minus. Scuffing to both boards, wear to tips, but nice old patina. Both joints tender w. some losses, boards holding on. Minor losses at head and foot of spine, through to headband stitching. Text block firm and square, marbled endpapers bright, showing offset at turn in margins. Front hinge just starting, about 1 inch from head and foot; rear hinge is intact. Pencil notation of former owner to flies, w.ghost of old bookplate verso ffep. The 2 frontispiece plates with marginal foxing, w. offset to title pages. Text mostly bright and clean. Margins of some plates moderately foxed (less so in Part II) with browning offset to facing text: see more on condition of plates below.** Despite any drawbacks, this remains a nice copy of an important and popular work by Lichfield and Derby English AUTHOR, poet and physician ERASMUS DARWIN(1731-April, 18, 1802) which synthesized the foment of 18th cent. Enlightenment ideas of science with revolutionary and Romantic themes in art, particularly showcasing the work of Swedish botanist and father of taxonomy Carl Linnaeus. Industrial discussion of hemp, cotton, and clay are interwoven with racy-sounding verse on methods of plant reproduction. He first voices the idea of evolution in both the plant and animal world in the 1793 first edit. of Part I, in one of his many digressions, found in a note for Curcumin, (Part I, Canto I, line 65); a remark for which many account the life's work on the Theory of Evolution by his grandson, Charles Darwin. (A poetic fascination with Gnomes in Part I may have had something to with the convivial nature of his various scientific and literary gatherings; he was apparently prone to gout and both the London Johnson bookstore soirees and meetings of the scientific Birmingham Lunar Society were quite liquacious in nature.) **COLLATION: Section I. "THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION" (Complete.) : [3] [i]-xx pp., Cantos I-IV, 1-214pp. Contents, Errata, 215-218. Extensive "Notes" numbered I-XXXIX on Meteors, Primary Colours, Coloured Clouds, Comets, Sun's Rays, Central Fires, Elementary Heat, Memnon's Lyre, Luminous Insects, Phosphorus, Steam Engine, Frost, Electricity, Buds and Bulbs, Solar Volcanos, Calcareous Earth, Morasses, Iron, Steel: Modern Production of Iron, Septaria of Iron-Stone, Flint, Clay, Enamels, Portland Vase, a shout-out to his relative by marriage, Josiah Wedgwood and his achievement in remaking a famous 1st century Roman cameo glass amphora into modern Jasperware, taking four years and the collaboration of William Blake. (Hay p 203-205), Coal, Granite, Evaporation, Springs, Shell-Fish, Sturgeon, Oil on Water, Ship-Worm, Maelstrom (Fuseli's "word picture" inspiring "Tornado" , Glaciers, Winds, Vegetable Perspiration, Vegetable Circulation, Veg. Respiration, Veg. Impregnation, and Veg. Glandulation, 1-109pp. "Visit of Hope to Sydney Cove Near Botany Bay," ( ode referencing Joseph Banks) [p.110]. "Contents of the Additional Notes," 111-124pp. "Direction to the Binders," and Publisher's advertising [125-126pp.] **COLLATION Sect. II "THE LOVES OF THE PLANTS," [5], unpag. Frontis. [1] (Title sect.II) - viii incl. "Proem" and Preface. Canto I, 1-46pp. Interlude I, 47-54 (--a 4part dialogue between "Bookseller" (based on Joseph Johnson) and "Mr. Botanist" (based on E. Darwin.) Canto II 55-88 pp. Interlude II, 89-92pp. Canto III pp.93-128 pp. Interlude III ,129-139 pp .Canto IV, 141-181pp. [1], (plate) [1], end matters 182-[201], [2]. **PART I ENGRAVINGS "The Economy of Plants," (11 total: Complete.) Frontis: "FLORA ATTIRED BY THE ELEMENTS" Fuseli/ Smith, Jun. 1,1791. Pub. J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, London. Marginal fox only, moderate. "CAPT. PHILLIPS'S TRIP TO BOTANY BAY" and "AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER," H. Webber/T. Holloway. Marginal fox. "FERTILIZATION OF EGYPT," H. Fuseli,/ W.Blake. Ibid. (Dec. 1, 1792.) Maginal fox only, moderate. "TORNADO," H. Fuseli/ W. Blake. Ibid. Aug. 1,1795 -- First appearance in print. Marginal fox, moderate. "ORCHID CYPRIPEDIUM," fold-out plate, attrib. to William Blake. Ibid. Dec. 1, 1791. Fine. "ERYTHRINA CORALLODENDRON," Ibid. Dec. 1, 1791. "THE PORTLAND VASE," in 4 views, attrib. William Blake, Ibid. (Dec.1, 1791). Fine. "SECTIONS OF THE EARTH" T. Condor engr. (Dec.1, 1792). Fine.** Part II ENGRAVINGS "The Loves of the Plants," (11 total: Complete) Frontis:"FLORA AT PLAY w. CUPID," Emma Crewe/S. Atkin. "CUPID", T. Holloway. 2 facing plates: "ORDERS OF THE THIRTEEN CLASSES,"-- from Pierre Bulliard's" Dictionary Botanique," 1802.(Fine) "MEADIA, (AMERICAN COWSLIP)" F.P. Nodder. Fine. "GLORIOSA SUPERBA," ibid. Fine. "DIONAE MUSCIPULA, Ibid. Fine. "AMARYLLIS FORMOSISSIMA," Ibid. Fine. "NALLISNERIA SPIRALIS," ibid. Moderate fox to plate. "HEDYSARUM GYRANS (Wild fig), ibid. Light fox to plate. "APOCYNUM ANDROSIEMIFLORIUM," ibid. **While a monumental achievement to the intellectual ferment of one man, Erasmus Darwin owes much to his many collaborators and muses, perhaps especially the commercial and creative insight of bookseller and publisher Joseph Johnson, who purchased the copyright from E. Darwin in 1791, and engaged the young Wm. Blake to illustrate/ engrave Part I. (Hay p. 203). Refs: D. Hay, Dinner with Joseph Johnson (Princeton, 2002). E. Krause, Charles Darwin, W.S. Dallas, "Erasmus Darwin. With a Preliminary Notice by Charles Darwin," (London: John Murray, 1879.) Third and Fourth English Edition; Part I (1805) Part II (1804). 2 Volumes in One. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. "Botanic Garden" by Erasmus Darwin and illustrated by William Blake among others. J. Johnson, London. 1799, fourth edition. Two handsome volumes, bound in full sprinkled calf, with gilt bands, gilt decoration, black title labels and gilt titles to spine. Measuring approx. 22cm x 14.5cm x 3.5-4cm. There is the occasional minor scuff, else a handsome set. Internally there is a bookplate to inside front board (Hayhurst). Endpapers and reverse of frontispieces are lightly dusty with occasional spots, there is a small amount of pencil to the rear free endpaper and to the list of plates, see images closely. There is a pale mark to base of frontispiece of Part II. Lacking one plate. Occasional pale dusty mark and spot, else in lovely, clean and crisp condition. Fine. There are two engraved frontispieces and a further 19 (of 20) engraved plates (including several by William Blake. Famous two part work, with 21 lovely engraved plates, several by William Blake. "The Botanic Garden, is a set of two poems, The Economy of Vegetation and The Loves of the Plants, by the British poet and naturalist Erasmus Darwin. The Economy of Vegetation celebrates technological innovation, scientific discovery and offers theories concerning contemporary scientific questions, such as the history of the cosmos. The more popular Loves of the Plants promotes, revises and illustrates Linnaeus's classification scheme for plants. [It].was intended to pique readers' interest in science at the same time as educating them. By embracing Linnaeus's sexualized language, which anthropomorphized plants, Darwin made botany interesting and relevant to his readers. In a more daring suggestion, however, Darwin emphasized the connections between humanity and plants, arguing that they are all part of the same natural world and that sexual reproduction is at the heart of evolution (ideas that his grandson, Charles Darwin, would later turn into a full-fledged theory of evolution)." A beautiful set of this famous Blake illustrated work.

Darwin, Erasmus (1731-1802). The botanic garden: A poem, in two parts . . . 4to. xii, 214, 126, [2]; [2], ix, 197 [1]pp. General title-leaf misbound before title-leaf to Part II. 20 engraved plates, including 5 by William Blake (1757-1827); 2 of the plates are after drawings by John Henry Fuseli (1741-1825). London: J. Johnson, 1791. 275 x 207 mm. Half calf gilt, marbled boards in period style. Minor foxing and offsetting, small marginal stains on two or three plates not affecting the images, marginal tears in signature S and one plate repaired, but very good. First Edition of Part I; third edition of Part II, containing two more plates than the first edition of 1789. Darwin's first major literary work, and the chief source of his fame during his lifetime. "The Botanic Garden, an annotated scientific poem in Augustan couplets, appeared in two parts, of which the second, The Loves of the Plants (1789), was published before the first, The Economy of Vegetation (1791). Darwin decided to publish the second part of the work first because it was better suited 'to entertain and charm.' The first part of the work is more ambitious than the second, covering all natural philosophy, and embodying many of the researches and inventions of Wedgwood, Watt, Boulton, and others. The design of the totality was, Darwin wrote, 'To enlist Imagination under the banner of Science . . . to induce the ingenious to cultivate the knowledge of botany . . . and recommending to their attention the immortal works of the celebrated Swedish naturalist-Linnaeus'" (Dictionary of Scientific Biography). The Botanic Garden is also important for the five plates in Vol. I engraved by William Blake: four engravings of the Portland vase, and the "Fertilization of Egypt," after a design by Fuseli. Keynes, Blake, 103. King-Hele, Erasmus Darwin, pp. 97-119. .

London: Johnson, 1795-94. 2 vols. in one, 4to, xx, 218, 124 (2, directions to binder and advertisement); (2), viii, 200, (2, directions to the binder, lacking the errata and ads) pp. With a frontispiece to each volume, ten plates in vol. I and 8 in vol. II. Early half calf, marbled boards, newly rebacked in calf with gilt-lettered label. A very good copy if a little aged -- early manuscript note loosely inserted about the Portland Vase copied from the Morning Chronicle c. 1796. § Best edition. 6 plates are engraved by Blake, the best known being Fertilization of Egypt and Tornado, both after Fuseli. The third edition of part one is the only edition to include the striking Tornado plate. At page 87 appears the enigmatic circular image of an African man in chains titled "Am I not a man and a brother." Bentley 450B and C. Essick, William Blake?s Commercial Book Illustrations, XXI. The Morning Chronicle was a newspaper founded in 1769 in London. It was notable for having been the first steady employer of essayist William Hazlitt as a political reporter and the first steady employer of Charles Dickens as a journalist.

TWO VOLUMES. 4to. 11 x 8.5 inches. Part I, xx + 218 + 124 pp. Additional Notes+ [2] pp. Directions to the Binder and advertisement; Part II, [2] + viii + 200 pp. + [1] pp. Directions to the Binder. Bound in original plain light blue paper covered boards; spines with separate contrasting title labels, gilt. Some age wear to extremities and scattered foxing; otherwise a very good set. In 2 Solander boxes in half black leather over matching light blue; spines in compartments with raised bands decorated gilt, with gilt titles. Illustrated by 21 engraved plates, including 2 frontispieces (Part I drawn by Henry Fuseli), one folding, 2 after Fuseli and engraved by William Blake and 4 of the Portland Vase, not signed but attributed to Blake. The plate in Part I, opposite.p.87, of two Wedgwood cameos of Botany Bay and the abolition of slavery referenced by the poem, are not listed in the Directions to the Binder. Decorated by vignette at end of Proem, Part II. Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) was a physician, natural philosopher, inventor and poet, and the grandfather of Charles Darwin. Associated with the Midland Enlightenment, he was a member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham and the Derby Philosophical Society. He set up practice in Lichfield and established the Botanical Society at Lichfield, to translate the Latin works of Carl Linnaeus. The first part of The Botanic Garden was originally entitled The Economy of Vegetation, the two parts having first appeared 1791 (Part I) and 1789 (Part II). This edition also contains plates drawn by the artist Henry Fuseli (1761-1825), two of which were engraved and signed by William Blake, while the four engravings of the Portland Vase have also been attributed to Blake. His Tornado plate appears for the first time in this title. Part II includes interludes featuring a dialogue between bookseller and poet. A set in original condition with plain bindings, housed in handsomely bound Solander boxes. (ESTC T82162, T82155; Blake Books, 450, p.456-8; Blanche Henrey II, p.129-133 and III, 468-471 and 612-616). NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE POETRY NATURAL HISTORY PLANTS BOTANY POETRY 18TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE.

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1794 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 630 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 630.

First Edition. "(BLAKE, William, engraver) DARWIN, Erasmus. The Botanic Garden; A Poem in Two Parts. London: J. Johnson, 1791, 1791. Two volumes in one. Quarto, contemporary full brown mottled calf rebacked, burgundy morocco spine label. $3300.First edition of Part I, third edition of Part II, of Erasmus Darwin's chief poetical work, illustrated with two engraved frontispieces and 18 plates, one from a painting by Henry Fuseli five engraved by William Blake."The chief source of Erasmus Darwin's literary fame during his lifetime, The Botanic Garden contains a great deal of important and frequently advanced scientific information in the nearly 300 footnotes and the 115 pages of appendices to its verses. Part I, 'The Economy of Vegetation,' involves a far-reaching survey of science and technology, with significant sections on evolutionary theories and numerous footnotes on electrical phenomena. Part II, 'The Love of the Plants,' is a 'single-minded catalogue of vegetable sex-life" (Norman). Darwin describes plant reproduction according to the Linnaean system "by means of a most ingenious and amusing personification of each plant, and often even of the parts of the plant. It is significant that botanical notes are added to the poem, and that its eulogies of scientific men are frequent" (Britannica). Darwin's Garden is also important for the five plates in Part I engraved by William Blake: "The Fertilization of Egypt," engraved after the painting by Henry Fuseli, and four engravings of the Portland Vase. Darwin, the grandfather of Charles, is notable for his "exposition of the form of evolutionism afterwards expounded by Lamarck" (DNB). Inexplicably, Part II was published first, in 1789 (here present in the 1791 third edition); Part I followed in 1791 (present in the first edition). Wilson, 343. Hunt II, lxvii. Nissen 451. Bentley 450A. Keynes 103. Bookplate; early ink shelf markings to front flyleaf.Occasional spotting or offsetting from plates to text. Some wear to corners and board edges. A very good copy.".

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