linnaeus edited james edward smith (2 risultati)

Half-Leather. Condizione: Very Good. Second edition. Engraved frontispiece, twelve folding plates with slight offsetting but otherwise good, octavo, pp l, 390, [16], light age-toning and occasional light foxing, bound in twentieth century brown morocco with red cloth sides, slight fading and very slight wear. With the bookplate of Kenneth Lazenby, a founding father of the Alpine Garden Society. [In the first edition of Flora Lapponica (1737] Linnaeus's ideas about nomenclature and classification were first used in a practical way, making that the first proto-modern flora. This upddate by Smith, cites Linnaeus as the main author and uses Linnaeus' binomial nomenclature.].

Quarter leather. Condizione: Very Good. Second edition. Engraved frontispiece, (a little browned, as is ithe title page), twelve folding plates with slight offsetting and more age-toning and three with a little staining but otherwise good, octavo, pp l, 390, [16], light age-toning and occasional light foxing, the hinge after the title page slightly open but absolutely no weakness, quite a few interesting early neat marginal notes, bound in contemporary boards, a bit worn and marked, a recent brown leather spine, slightly scuffed. With the armorial bookplate of George Augustus Thursby; it is likely that he contributed the manuscript notes. [In the first edition of Flora Lapponica (1737] Linnaeus's ideas about nomenclature and classification were first used in a practical way, making that the first proto-modern flora. This upddate by Smith, cites Linnaeus as the main author and uses Linnaeus' binomial nomenclature.].