Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; 'Empire and the Animal Body' develops recent work in animal studies ecocriticism and postcolonial studies to reassess the significance of exotic animals in Victorian adventure literature. hardcover
Référence libraire : ria9780857285348_inp ISBN : 0857285343 9780857285348
New York: Barnes Noble Books 2002. Barnes and Noble. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Shelf wear. Clean and bright pages. ; 9.21 X 7.17 X 1.50 inches; 443 pages. Barnes Noble Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 106602 ISBN : 1566199824 9781566199827
<p>Very good copy of the first collated edition of Miller's botanical classic</p><p>Complete with 108 handcoloured engraved plates engraved allegorical frontispiece engraved title list of subscribers explanation of classes and 108 leaves of descriptive letterpress in Latin and English</p><p>Plants include sunflowers tea pomegranate fig amaryllis peony canna mistletoe apple lemon horse chestnut rice belladonna fern mushrooms thistle mallow primrose etc.</p><p>"An immense work. illustrated in a style of unprecedented elegance." Lettsom</p><p>Miller's illustrated book on the sexual system of Linnaeus was published in twenty parts from 1770 to 1777 with the plates in two states: with letters on the uncoloured plates for science and without letters on the colored plates for aesthetics. The plants were sourced from Dr. John Fothergill's garden in Essex.</p><p>According to the list of subscribers 106 copies were ordered by 83 individuals or institutions. Queen Charlotte wife of the mad king George III subscribed for two sets along with botanists Joseph Banks Sir John Eden and Dr Daniel Solander Linnaeus' disciple actor David Garrick gardener Dr. Fothergill four sets physician Dr. William Pitcairn and booksellers P. Elmsley 10 sets and B. White 10 sets. Bristol Library Manchester Library the British Museum Jesus College Oxford and the Royal Library at the University of Gottingen all ordered a set.</p><p>Once the subscriptions had been filled there were evidently leftover sets of text and colored plates that were published with a new title page by R. Faulder in 1794. The new title-page accompanies a suite of the hand-coloured plates made up from "the surplus of the plates of the 1777 edition." Henrey Most of the plates in this copy have letters although two are without tea Camellia sinensis and arum Arum maculatum. The plates are "painted engraved and published by J. Miller in Dorset Court" and dated from 1770 to 1776.</p><p>John Miller born Johann Sebastian Mueller 1715-1792 was a botanical artist and engraver from Nuremberg who studied with engravers Johann Christoph Weigel and M. Tyroff before moving to England in 1744. Miller came to the attention of the Swedish biologist Linnæus the father of modern taxonomy through the British naturalist John Ellis. Miller sent samples of his work to Linnaeus for approval and received great praise: "More beautiful and more accurate than any since the world began." Miller also illustrated Philip Miller's <em>Most Beautiful Plants</em> 1755 a new edition of John Evelyn's <em>Sylva </em>1776 and John Stuart's <em>Botanical Tables</em> 1785.</p><p>Half-leather binding with spine with five raised bands gilt title label leather repaired and dyed with a dark stain green cloth boards rubbed and stained marble endpapers book block solid. Interior mostly clean and bright with some dust to page edges but all plates with superb handcolour. Oval blindstamps of Leyton Public Library on all plates outside the plate mark but no other markings. Title-page slightly spotted frontis repaired. Huge heavy imperial folio book.</p> R. Faulder hardcover
Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Ycba. Created in the 19th century ca. 1850. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Ycba. Created in the 19th century ca. 1850. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Ycba. Created in the 19th century ca. 1850. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Ycba. Created in the 19th century ca. 1850. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
Karlsruhe: Museum fur Literatur am Oberrhein 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine. JOHN MILLER: THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY is a group of 20 color and black and white photographs all taken in the middle of the day in the mid 90's. Paper with stiff cover. Edition of 600. 6" x 6 1/4" Previous owner's name on inside front cover.Otherwise near fine condition. Museum fur Literatur am Oberrhein paperback
New World Library 2004-08-27. hardcover. New. 10.50x0.50x10.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. New World Library hardcover
Référence libraire : DADAX1577314395 ISBN : 1577314395 9781577314394
Rolvenden : Unknown 1968. Paperback. Good Only. 10" by 8". None. A very scarce uncorrected proof copy of the BBC Announcer by John Miller. The story begins with Miller's birth in a theatre to his various jobs in radio and broadcasting. Throughout the work sections have been cut and pasted over others with hand-written corrections and additions throughout. In a paper binding. Externally a trifle rubbed with marks to boards and bumping to corners. Closed tear to backstrip and part of backstrip lifting. Ink inscriptions to pages throughout. Internally firmly bound with some handling marks to pages otherwise bright and clean. Good Only Unknown paperback
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