The British herbal. An history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty. London, Osborne u.a., 1756. Fol. Mit gest. Front., gest. Titelvign. u. 75 Kupfertafeln. 2 Bl., 533 S., 1 Bl. Mod. Hldr. mit Rtit.

Nissen, BBI 881. Stafleu-C. 2769. Henrey 798. Hunt 557. - Erste Ausgabe. "The british herbal is interesting for its classification of plants based on the forms of the corolla and the gynoecium, and for its criticisms of Linnaeus ... the plates comprise more than 1500 plant-illustrations" (Hunt). "One of the first publications to appear after (Linnaeus') Species plantarum of 1753, the year internationally accepted as the starting-point for modern botanical nomenclature" (Henrey). - Etw. gebräunt, stellenweise etw. fleckig u. wasserrandig. tls. Randläsuren, einige Bl. mit Einrissen (tls. ausgebessert).

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