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The history of succulent plants: containing, the aloes, ficoids (or fig-marygolds) torch-thistles, melon-thistles, and such others as are capable of an hortus siccus. Engraved, from the originals, on copper-plates. With their descriptions and manner of culture. / By Richard Bradley ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection QK495.L72 B8 1739
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Aloe.
- Ficoidae.
- Succulent plants.
- Thistles.
- Botany.
- Genre:
- Publishers' advertisements -- Great Britain -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 11 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 11 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 12 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 2, 9-18 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 7-18 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 50, that is, 49 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 23 cm (4to)
- Edition:
- The second edition, cor.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for J. Hodges, 1739.
- Notes:
- Issued in 5 decades.
- Latin and English in parallel columns.
- P. [1]-[2] (1st count) blank.
- P. [2]-[6] at end blank.
- Publisher's advertisements: p. [4] 1st count; p. [1] (5th count).
- "Directions to the Bookbinder" p. [1] (7th count); p. [2] (twelfth count).
- OCLC:
- 67898354
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