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British mineralogy : or, coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain / by James Sowerby.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1804 Sowerby
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sowerby, James, 1757-1822.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mineralogy--Great Britain.
- Mineralogy.
- Physical Description:
- 5 v.: 550 col. plates, 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Binder's title: Sowerby's British mineralogy
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by R. Taylor and Co., Black-Horse Court, Fleet Street ; and sold by the author, J.Sowerby ... and by White ... ; Symonds, 1804-17.
- Notes:
- Plates are hand-colored etching.
- Most of the plates are dated and signed as "Published by James Sowerby, London."
- 5th vol. is printed by Arding & Merrett.
- Binding: Publisher's diced panelled calf with gilt and blindstamped decorative roll and fillet borders on covers. Raised spine bands. Gilt decorations and ornaments on spine, and black leather spine labels with gilt lettering. Vols. 1-2 are in green calf, vols. 3-5 are in blue.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bookplate: George Vaux. Date inscribed as 5/14/1923.
- Athenaeum copy: Library copy is bequest of George Vaux, 1996.
- Athenaeum copy: The Vaux bequest of 1996 consists of books from the library of the prominent Philadelphia Quaker family established in America by James Vaux (1748-1812) who emigrated in 1771. Most of the books are inscribed by George Vaux VII (1779-1836), George Vaux VIII (1832-1915), George Vaux IX (1863-1927), and the donor George Vaux X (1908-1996).
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