An introduction to the natural system of botany: or, a systematic view of the organisation, natural affinities, and geographical distribution, of the whole Vegetable Kingdom; together with the uses of the most important species in medicine, the arts, and rural or domestic economy. [First edition]. [The copy of the noted geologist Henry Darwin Rogers].

Lindley, John

Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830

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London, octavo, xlviii, 374, [2] p. and 16 p. publisher's catalogue. ***CONTENT: Lindley (1799-1865) was an eminent English botanist, horticulturist and orchid expert, and an associate of William Jackson Hooker and Sir Joseph Banks. He was Professor of Botany at University College, London, for three decades. This treatise was one of his most popular works, and its content is aptly described by its title. In this work, based on his study of plant character patterns, Lindley chose to adopt the "natural" classification system devised by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu a system that he believed better reflected the great plan of nature, unlike the "artificial" system favored by Linnaeus. Following a lengthy introduction outlining the important principles of plant anatomy, physiology and systematics, chapters describe in detail the various classes, orders, tribes, etc. of angiosperms, gymnosperms, mosses, lichens, fungi, algae, and more. Henry Darwin Rogers is most celebrated for his monumental 1858 treatise "The Geology of Pennsylvania". In the early 1830's he studied in England, where he likely obtained this volume. ***CONDITION: This is a VG copy in the original green linen boards, recently rebacked in brown linen with a gilt-lettered maroon leather title label. The boards are well preserved, but show minor spotting and wear to the extremities; backstrip as new, with bold, bright gilt lettering. Joints and hinges solid, binding firm. The text pages are fresh, clean and bright, with no foxing or stains. Rogers' penciled signature is on the title page, and a library presentation label from his sister-in-law, Mrs. Wm. B. Rogers, is on the front pastedown. Library stamps on the title page and sparsely elsewhere. This is a fully complete, important association copy of this scarce treatise. BMNH 1120. International shipping will be extra, but only at my cost. Seller Inventory # OG5291

Bibliographic Details

Title: An introduction to the natural system of ...

Publisher: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green

Publication Date: 1830

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition