A Grammar of Botany; Containing an Explanation of the System of Linneaus and the Terms of Botany, with Botanical Exercises, for the Use of Schools and Students

Thornton, Robert John

Published by New York, New York, 1818

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Modern 1/4 leather with marbled boards and morocco spine label. 317 pp., 45 uncolored botanical plates by B[enjamin] Brown of New York. See Stauffer, p.29 for information on Brown which includes reference to "A Number of very good line illustrations to a botanical work ." First American edition. This is a comprehensive overview of the field of botany with a profusion of plates of leaves and whole plants. Designed for use in schools, there are questions and answers for students along with glossaries of plants and botanical terms. Shaw & Shoemaker 45865, 21491.

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• Title: A Grammar of Botany; Containing an Explanation of the System of Linneaus and the Terms of Botany, with Botanical Exercises, for the Use of Schools and Students
• Publisher: New York, New York
• Publication Date: 1818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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