Jacobo Edvardo Smith (5 results)

Half Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Text is in Latin. Three Volume Set. Volumes I and II were published in 1800, and Volume III was published in 1804. Previous owner's notes throughout all three volumes. Some foxing present throughout. Front board detached on volume one but present. Remaining board on all three volumes are cracked and barely attached. Light wear to all volumes Dark brown staining by leather on top edges. Overall this set is in Good condition. 0.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Full leather binding, rebacked, with gilt title to spine. General wear to exterior as shown with some marks/scuffs. Inner joints strengthened at endpapers, cracked at title. Pages: viii, 194pp, [2]. Pages collate as complete. Age toning and the odd mark/spot here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown.…

Tan Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Third Edition, Text is in Latin. This volume has been professionally rebound. Stamped on top edge of front paste down. "Linnean Society" stamped on frontispiece and copyright pages. Hinge cracked at title page, majority of hinge is still attached. Very faint indication on several pages of being previously dog-eared. Otherwise in very good condition. …

Condition: Very Good. 1800 - 1804. 3 vols. pp. xii, 433, (iii); (ii), 435 - 914, (vi) of index for Vols 1 & 2; iv, 917 - 1407, (i), (ii) of index Vol 3. The pagination is continious through all three volumes, all with half titles and title pages. 8vo. Half calf, boards. Spines relaid, all with gilt decorations and labels.Vols 1 & 2 margins tanned. Text in Latin with location remarks in English. Hansome set. Blanche Henry. British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800. Bibliography p. 116. No 1342. Vol II ' The Flora Britannica was well received, both in this country and abroad and, like all Smith's Labours, it is remarkable 'for accuracy in observing, accuracy in recording, and unusual accuracy in printing'. ODNB. On the death of the younger Linnaeus in 1783 Smith bought Linnaeus's whole library, manuscripts, herbarium and natural history collection. The total cost including freight was £1088. In 1788 the first meeting of the Linnean Society was held in Smith's house in Great Marlbo=rough Street, he was elected the first President of the society.…

Leather. Condition: Good. First edition. The first edition of this detailed survey of Britain"s native flora by the founder of the Linnean Society and custodian of Linnaeus"s legacy, James Edward Smith. In a contemporary half calf binding with blue painted paper boards. First edition. Complete in three volumes. A comprehensive botanical survey by the eminent English botanist James Edward Smith, documenting the native flora of Britain according to the Linnaean system. Isued in three volumes between 1800 and 1804, and represents one of the most important British botanical reference works of the period. James Edward Smith (1759-1828), founder and first President of the Linnean Society, purchased the collections and manuscripts of Carl Linnaeus in 1784, thereby helping to establish Britain as a major centre for botanical scholarship. Flora Britannica catalogues British plants, combining scientific classification with habitat observations, flowering periods, and regional distributions. The text is printed predominantly in Latin. In a contemporary half calf binding with blue painted paper boards. Externally, generally smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in minor loss to paper and calf. Slight cracking to joints, more so to front joint of volume III. Slight rubbing to boards. Discolouration to perimeters of boards. Smudge mark to paint of front board of volume I. Bookplate of Shropshire and North Wales Natural History and Antiquarian Society to front paste down. Bookplate of Shrewsbury Public Library to front free endpaper. Minor discolouration from binder's glue to endpapers. Library annotations and stamping to endpapers. Hinges slightly strained, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, if typically age toned with the odd spot. Small ink annotation to heads of title pages. Good. None (illustrator). book.…