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The botanic garden; : a poem, in two parts, Part I. Containing The economy of vegetation. Part II. The loves of the plants. With Philosophical notes.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Singer-Mendenhall Collection PR3396 .A7 1791b
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Botany--Poetry.
- Botany.
- Natural history.
- Portland Vase.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Penn Provenance:
- Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861- (donor) (copy 2)
- Mendenhall, John C. (donor) (Singer Mendenhall copy)
- Physical Description:
- 2v. : illustrations ; 29 cm (4to)
- Place of Publication:
- London, : Printed for J. Johnson ..., 1791.
- Notes:
- Pt. 1 is 1st edition, 1791; pt. 2, 3rd edition, 1791 (1st edition, Lichfield, 1789).
- Includes 5 plates engraved by William Blake.
- "Additional notes" to pt. 1 have separate paging and include notes on the Portland vase (p. 53-59, leaves of plates [6]-[9]).
- Errata on p. [1] of last group; "Books published by the Botanic Society of Lichfield": p. [2] of last group.
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: all but one of the plates by William Blake wanting.
- Cited in:
- Pritzel, G.A. Thesaurus lit. botanicae 2061.
- Nissen, C. Die botanische Buchillustration 451.
- OCLC:
- 186319718
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