Conversations Vegetable Physiology Comprehending Elements by Blake Rev 1788 1857 (1 results)
Published by Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1830., 1830
- Softcover
Seller: OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994), West Brookfield, MA, U.S.A.OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
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Illustrated by four engraved plates (at rear). First edition. Full leather. 12mo. pp. 372. Index. Good. Old toned dampstains on several pages, hinges and joints sound. Sadly missing the six color lithographs (4 rear engravings present), merit as text reseach: conversations between Emily, Caroline and Mrs. B. Reverend Blake was a… prolific writer with intersts in American history (and Indians), astronomy, oceanography, school readers, earth science, chemistry, anthropology/sociology, farming, natural philosophy, biography and geography as well as religion. He was also founder of the Ladies' Magazine (edited by Sarah Josepha Hale 1827-36). American Imprints 2390 [later reprinted in 2012].
