Outlines of Botany: A Sketch of the Linnean Arrangement of Plants, with Tables to Illustrate the Distinctions of Genera and Species: To Which are Added Hints for the Management of A Small Garden.

STEWART, R. B.

Published by London: James Ridgway and Sons, 1835

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First edition. Intended for the children of botany enthusiasts, the work seeks to make the Linnean classification system intelligible to young audiences through practical instruction. Little is known of the author; this is their sole published work. Provenance: the distinguished antiquarian bookseller and collector Robin de Beaumont (1926-2023), a leading expert in Victorian decorative cloth bindings, with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Octavo. Several tables. Contemporary brown cloth, uncut edges. Bookplate of one David Wire, perhaps the Mayor of London (1801-1860), and ownership inscription of one Frederick E. Birch, Folkestone, to front pastedown. Wear to extremities, cloth soiled, chip to centre of spine, inner hinges starting but holding firm, light foxing to contents, else clean: a good copy of this scarce work. Seller Inventory # 172974

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Title: Outlines of Botany: A Sketch of the Linnean ...

Publisher: London: James Ridgway and Sons, 1835

Edition: 1st Edition

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