[Rarebooks] For Sale: BARTON'S "ELEMENTS OF BOTANY," 1812-14

[Norman Kane]

BARTON, BENJAMIN SMITH.   ELEMENTS OF BOTANY: OR OUTLINES OF THE 
NATURAL HISTORY OF VEGETABLES . . . THE SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND 
GREATLY ENLARGED.  IN TWO VOLUMES.   Philadelphia: Printed for the 
Author, 1812-1814.   Octavos, old leather, rubbed, one joint 
strengthened, inconspicuous traces of shelf labels, bookplates of 
defunct library, stamp on bottom edges, occasional foxing.   xviii, 
320, 320-321*, 321-324, [20];   iv, blank leaf, 110, 111-112*, 
111-180, 16, [21]-44, [16], 39-40 pages.  39 plates (all published; 
the title page says 40 plates, but plate 37 was never 
published.)  The plates are "from the original drawings by Mr. 
William Bartram."  Some plates with offset due to folding.     A very 
good copy
of a seminal work     $ 2500.00  (Trade Discount 10 %)

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