The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States.
by Meehan, Thomas
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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
2 Vols, mixed set, voume one from the second series, volume two from the first series. 8vo, leather and cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 96 color plates. Binding worn, especially by extremities and spine, slightly different coloring of bindings, some aging, but plates bright and clean.
Meehan (1826-1901) was a noted botanist of his day. While he wrote a number of serious scholarly works on the subject, this book was an attempt to reach a wider more popular audience. Meehan goal for this work was to improve popular comprehension of the subject, without sacrificing good science, and by the way at a price people could afford. The concept of bringing more sophisticated botanical knowledge to a wider audience was rare. However, Meehan received a lot of critical success for this effort at that time (Nissen, Botany 1331). While this these volumes represent a mixed set, it still contains 96 high quality chromolithographs by L. Prang & Co.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100626
- Title
- The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States.
- Author
- Meehan, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Prang & American Natural History Publishing,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia & Boston:
- Date Published
- 1879-1880.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Natural History. Botanical.
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About the Seller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
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About Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
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