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The botanic garden : a poem in two parts : with philosophical notes.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3396 .A7 1798 copy 2
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3396 .A7 1798
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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:
- Bartram Memorial Library (inscription) (RBC copy 2)
- Abbott, E. O. (donor) (RBC copy 2)
- Cohen, Samuel M. (autograph) (RBC copy 2)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, xi pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 256, x pages, 11 unnumbered pages-146 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 17 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The first American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New-York : Printed by T. & J. Swords, 1798.
- Contents:
- Pt. 1. The economy of vegetation
- pt. 2. The loves of the plants.
- Notes:
- With half-title.
- Each part has special t.p.
- Pt. 1 is from the 3rd, pt. 2 from the 4th London edition.
- Errata on p. [1] at end.
- Includes index.
- "Note XXII--Portland vase": pt. 1, p. 186-192, 4 pl.
- Edited for republication, with a poetic "Epistle to the author of the Botanic garden," by E. H. Smith (6 p.)
- "Directions to the binder ..." -- p. [1] at end.
- Local Notes:
- RBC copy 2 imperfect: signature of former owner cut out of t.p. and half-title page.
- Cited in:
- Evans 33600
- OCLC:
- 3132855
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