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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. 1st. Cloth, 160 pages, illustrations (some colour); 35 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to boards. Stated First United States Edition. Missing DJ. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** A large volume on the German botanical artist Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), who collaborated with Linnaeus. He spent much of hs life in England. *** CONTENTS: Ehret's apprenticeship; Ehret's meeting with Dr. Trew; Ehret in France, 1734-35; Ehret and Linnaeus; Ehret's work for English patrons; The scientific work; Ehret as gardener and teacher; The engraved work; The drawings. Size: Folio.…