ICONES MUSCORUM, OR FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF MOST OF THOSE MOSSES PECULIAR TO EASTERN NORTH AMERICA WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN HERETOFORE FIGURE
by Sullivant, William S
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Cambridge, Ma.; London, 1864. viii,216pp. plus 129 copperplate engravings. Large octavo. Contemporary three-quarter green morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt, t.e.g. Extremities worn. Bright and clean internally. A very good copy. The most famous and important work of this eminent American bryologist, illustrated with 129 finely detailed engravings. The author writes, in the preface:
"In preparing the illustrations, no pains have been spared to make them as complete as the extent of analysis, and the size of the plate adopted, would allow. The drawings were made, under my immediate supervision, by Mr. August Schrader, a draughtsman of rare merit. They were engraved on copper by Mr. William Dougal, equally distinguished in his art."
This work established Sullivant as the premier bryologist of his day. NISSEN, BOTANICAL 1912. DAB XVIII, p.201.
"In preparing the illustrations, no pains have been spared to make them as complete as the extent of analysis, and the size of the plate adopted, would allow. The drawings were made, under my immediate supervision, by Mr. August Schrader, a draughtsman of rare merit. They were engraved on copper by Mr. William Dougal, equally distinguished in his art."
This work established Sullivant as the premier bryologist of his day. NISSEN, BOTANICAL 1912. DAB XVIII, p.201.
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- Title
- ICONES MUSCORUM, OR FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF MOST OF THOSE MOSSES PECULIAR TO EASTERN NORTH AMERICA WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN HERETOFORE FIGURE
- Author
- Sullivant, William S
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- Used
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- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Ma.; London
- Date Published
- 1864
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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