[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed. of Nuttall's "Genera of North American Plants..." Philadelphia: 1818

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(BOTANY) Nuttall, Thomas. THE GENERA OF NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS, and a
Catalogue of the Species, to the Year 1817... Philadelphia: Printed for
the Author by D. Heartt. 1818. First edition. 12mo. 2 vols.
viii,312;254,10,(4)pp. Including the index and errata, Cont. sheep over
marbled boards (minor wear at tips), outer hinges cracked but holding
nicely. Occasional light foxing. Scarce.    $600.00 (trade discount
allowed)
A handwritten bibliographical note on a blank preliminary indicates
that, "Nuttall turned his early trade to account by setting the type
for the greater part of this book." AMER. BIBLIOG., 1818, #45125.

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