A Grammar of Botany ; Containing an Explanation of the System of Linnaeus, and the Terms of Botany, with Botanical Exercises. For the Use of Schools and Students.

Thornton, Robert John

Published by Printed for R. [Richard] Phillips 1811, London, 1811

About this Item

iv, 238, 36 [publisher's catalogue] pp. 45 hand coloured engraved plates. Contemporary full green grained sheep (?), with gilt ruling and lettering to spine. Lower corners a little bumped. A little foxing throughout. From the author of A New Family Herbal. Includes an index of botanical terms as well as a 'questions' chapter to test one's knowledge. This instructional volume intended for schools, was publshed the year before Thornton's stunning Temple of Flora. OCLC shows a small number of holdings, some of which appear uncoloured. 12mo. bound in 6's.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Grammar of Botany ; Containing an Explanation of the System of Linnaeus, and the Terms of Botany, with Botanical Exercises. For the Use of Schools and Students.
• Publisher: Printed for R. [Richard] Phillips 1811, London
• Publication Date: 1811
• Binding: Full Sheep
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • York Bookfair
  • Natural History
  • Etiquette, Manners, and Instruction