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The botanic garden : a poem, in two parts ..

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Author:
Darwin, Erasmus 1731-1802  Search this
Nodder, Frederick Polydore  Search this
Holloway, Thomas 1748-1827  Search this
Smith, Anker 1759-1819  Search this
Alken, Samuel 1750-1815  Search this
Blake, William 1757-1827  Search this
Physical description:
2 v., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1791
Notes:
Published anonymously; by Erasmus Darwin.
Vol. 1 includes 5 plates engraved by William Blake; the other plates are engraved by Anker Smith, T. Holloway, T. Conder, and Frederick P. Nodder, and include an acquatint by S. Alken.
On t.p. to pt. 1: The second edition; on t.p., pt. 2: The third ed.
"Additional notes" to pt. 1 have separate paging and include notes on the Portland vase.
Wove paper.
"Errata in Part I" on p. [127] of last group; "Books published by the Botanic Society of Lichfield": pt. 1, p. [198]; "Errata", pt. 2, p. 197.
Includes index.
Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus lit. botanicae, 2061.
Nissen, C. Die botanische Buchillustration, 451.
Contents:
(from t.p.) Part I. Containing the economy of vegetation -- Part II. Containing the loves of the plants
Topic:
Botany--Poetry  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Portland Vase  Search this
Call number:
PR3396 .A7 1791
PR3396.A7 1791
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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