Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Free Shipping
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by University of North Carolina, 1963
Seller: Cape Breton Regional Library, Sydney, NS, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Yes, with plastic cover. Book is square and binding is tight. Top edges of pages are dusty. Donation plate on ffep. Contents are clean and bright. Former library book with usual library stamps, tape stains, markings and shelf wear.
Published by University of North Carolina, 1963
Seller: Wordbank Books, Hesperia, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Soft Cover. Condition: new.
Chapel Hill 1963, 236 pp., dust jacket c620.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, ()., 1963
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.
Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, ix + 236 pp. Very Good+, with neat former-owner stamp & signature, and former-owners published review pasted to rear endpaper, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with light foxing. From jacket: As plant collector and early systematic botanist, John Clayton (1694-1773), Cerk of Court of Gloucester County, Virginia, occupies a key position in the eighteenth-century international botanical circle. His chief monument is the Flora Virginica, published in Leiden in 1739 and 1762. Compiled by J. F. Gronovius from plants and descriptions supplied by Clayton, it is the first important North American flora and the only one devoted soley to Virginia. Botany, Botanist, Biography, Virginia, Southern Americana, Natural History. DWS.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New.
Published by University of North Carolina, 1963
Seller: CWM Rare Books, LLC, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Free UPS ground shipping & insurance in USA48. Book Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket Condition: Good+, in plastic wrapper. First Edition, signed by John Clayton, the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson of the famous botanist John Clayton. This volume is one I have personally owned this one for 20 years (I have two more copies). I am the 6G-grandson of this pioneer of American Botany. My personal copy of his 1739 book, Flora Virginica, is now in the rare book library at Virginia Tech. From the History of Gloucester County, VA, written by Martha McCartney: John Clayton, who went on to become a renowned botanist, came to Virginia in 1715 when he was around 22 years old. He became the assistant to Peter Beverley, Gloucester County s clerk of court, and by October 1720, had succeeded him in office. In 1723 he married Elizabeth (Betty) Whiting, the daughter of Major Henry Whiting of Elmington plantation, Peter Beverley s son-in-law and a former member of the Governor s Council. Clayton purchased a total of 450 acres in Ware Parish and developed it into a family estate he called Windsor. The Clayton plantation was one mile from the Piankatank River and bordered the east side of Wadinger Creek, in what became Mathews County. John and Betty Clayton occupied a two- story dwelling that had an English Basement and two wings. Botany Career John Clayton became keenly interested in botany and by the 1730s, had begun collecting native plant specimens that he sent to colleagues overseas and in other American colonies. His garden contained native plants and cultivars he obtained from contacts in Europe. He had time to explore the countryside and collect plants because he could have his deputy clerk perform routine tasks. Clayton began compiling his "Catalogue of Plants, Fruits and Trees Native to Virginia," using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus s classificatory system. He sent a copy of his manuscript to Dutch botanist John Frederick Gronovius, who published it as Flora Virginica. As a botanist and plant taxonomist, John Clayton was greatly respected by his peers, and he corresponded with Linnaeus and other greats. Over the years, he carefully collected, identified, and then dried plant specimens that he preserved in his herbarium but also sent to colleagues. Agricultural Crops Although John Clayton was preoccupied with collecting and preserving native plants, he was interested in agricultural crops, such as varieties of wheat the would thrive in Virginia. In fact, he was highly successful planter who sent his hogsheads of tobacco to the East River warehouse (at today s Williams Wharf) so that they could be inspected and readied for an overseas market. His correspondence indicates that he was a man of discriminating tastes who could be fractious and litigious. Legacy In May 1773, John Clayton s selection as president of the Society for the Advancement of Useful Knowledge, a significant honor, was announced in the Virginia Gazette. Perhaps on account of failing health or a keen awareness of his advancing age, he made his will on October 25, 1773 and died in late December, having served as Gloucester County s clerk of court for a remarkable 53 years. In 1794 the hundreds of Plant specimens that John Clayton sent to Gronovius became the John Clayton Herbarium, part of London s Natural History Museum. Signed by Illustrator(s).
Published by Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 248 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.56 inches. In Stock.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press 2012-09, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Book
PF. Condition: New.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Book
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by The University Of North Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Book Print on Demand
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - As a plant collector and early systematic botanist, John Clayton occupies a key position in the eighteenth-century international botanical circle. His chief monument is the Flora Virginica, published in Leiden in 1739 and 1762. Compiled by J. F. Gronovius from plants and descriptions supplied by Clayton, it is the first important North American flora and the only one devoted solely to Virginia.Originally published in 1963.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0807872989ISBN 13: 9780807872987
Seller: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Like New. Like New. book.