A new illustration of the sexual system of Linnæus : By Robert John Thornton, M.D. late of Trinity College, Cambridge. Physician to the general dispensary: Fellow of the London Medical Society, lecturer on medical botany at Guy's Hospital; author of Medical extracts on the nature of health and Letters to Dr. Beddoes on the application and theory of pneumatic medicine.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
printed for the author by T. Bensley,
1799.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Another version of Robert John Thorntons̀ 'New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus'. Half-title, engraved, of volume 1: 'The philosophy of botany', and the half-title of volume 2: 'Book second. A botanical and philosophical enquiry respecting roots'. Titlepage of volume 2 reads: 'The genera of exotic and indigenous plants'. The titlepages to both volumes are engraved as well as one of the two dedication leaves in volume 1. "The work was advertised in 1797, and seems to have been issued in parts at twenty-five shillings each between 1799 and 1807. In its best state it is a very splendid work, .. but its bibliography is very difficult, hardly two copies being alike" (DNB). Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes,,plates) : portraits ; |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |