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Paperback / softback. New. This two-volume milestone work of 1776 by William Withering was the first systematic botanical guide in English to British native plants. It uses and extends the Linnaean system of classification, and the bulk of the work consists of descriptions of the appearance, qualities and uses of hundreds of plants.

Paperback / softback. New. This two-volume milestone work of 1776 by William Withering was the first systematic botanical guide in English to British native plants. It uses and extends the Linnaean system of classification, and the bulk of the work consists of descriptions of the appearance, qualities and uses of hundreds of plants.

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Cambridge University Press, 2015. Paperback. New. 474 pages. 8.43x5.43x1.26 inches.

Cambridge University Press, 2015. Paperback. New. 492 pages. 8.40x5.50x1.30 inches.

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Mixed media product. New. This two-volume milestone work of 1776 by William Withering was the first systematic botanical guide in English to British native plants. It uses and extends the Linnaean system of classification, and the bulk of the work consists of descriptions of the appearance, qualities and uses of hundreds of plants.

Birmingham: T. Cadel and P. Elmsley, 1776. First Edition. Leatherbound. Poor. xcvi, 836 p. 22 cm. Detached fold-out plate II and plates III to XII at rear. No plate I present. Leather but only detached front board present. Spine and rear cover missing. Ink inscriptions on front endpapers. Blue stains at tops of pages. Title page detached. Ink notes on nearly each page in text. Title continues: "With Descriptions of the Genera and Species, According to the System of the celebrated Linnaeus. Being an Attempt to render them familiar to those who are unacquainted with the Learned languages. Under each Species are added, The most remarkable Varieties, the Natural Places of Growth, the Duration, the Time of Flowering, the Peculiarities of Structure, the common English Names; the Names of Gerard, Parkinson, Ray and Bauhine. The Uses as Medicines, or as Poisons; as Food for Men, for Brutes, and for Insects. With their applications in Oeconomy and in the Arts. With an Easy Introduction to the Study of… Read More

Birmingham : Printed by M. Swinney for T. Cadel and P. Elmsley, 1776. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in the original paper-covered boards. Spine missing. Panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Hinges. Remains reasonably well-preserved overall. Physical description: xcix, pages 386-835 : illustrations, 22 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: 15. Four chives longer -- 16. Threads united -- 17. Threads in two sets -- 18. Threads in many sets -- 19. Tips united -- 20. Chives on the pointal -- 21. Chives and pointals separate -- 22. Chives and pointals distinct -- 23. Various dispositions upon one plant -- 24. Flowers inconspicuous -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Latin terms -- Plates. Subjects: Botany Great Britain; Early works to 1800; Plants; Vegetables; 18th Century Botany.