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réf. B9781016489041Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. B9783337376475Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1790réf. Flo261Very good copy of the Large Paper Copy of the Quarto edition of Erasmus Darwin's masterpiece with the William Blake engravings. With the first edition of Part 1: containing the Economy of Vegetation 1791 and the second edition of Part 2: containing the Love of the Plants 1790 bound in one volume. Large Paper Copy in 29 x 22.5cm Henrey gives 26 x 21cm for all 1791 editions. Part I has 10 plates by Henry Fuseli William Blake Henry Webber and others engraved by William Blake Anker Smith Thomas Holloway. Includes frontispiece "Flora attired by the Elements" by Henry Fuseli engraved by Anker Smith four plates of the Portland Vase attributed to Blake bound next to Note XXII page 53 to 59 fold-out botanical of a Cyprepedium orchid botanical plate of Erythrina and Sections of the Earth. The Directions to the Binder indicates only 8 plates but this copy includes two additional plates: the famous "Fertilization of Egypt" designed by Fuseli and engraved by Blake with the dog-headed god Anubis standing astride the River Nile at page 127 and Henry Webber's design of the Wedgwood cameo of "Hope with Peace Art and Labour" and the famous Wedgwood anti-slavery medallion with an enslaved man in chains and the caption "Am I Not a Man and a Brother" at page 87. Part II is complete with 10 plates by Emma Crewe Thomas Holloway and Frederick Polydore Nodder. The frontispiece "Flora at play with Cupid" by "gifted" amateur artist Emma Crewe 1780-1850 daughter of John Crewe 1st Baron Crewe was criticized by Richard Polwhele: "she has rather overstepped the modesty of nature by giving the portrait an air of voluptuousness too luxuriously melting." Other plates are studies of the Venus flytrap the Aztec lily tape grass etc. by botanical artist Frederick Polydore Nodder. Also includes the engraving of a cupid playing with fire by Thomas Holloway within the text on page xi. With several fascinating newspaper articles and manuscript note from 1845 tipped in behind the Portland Vase plates. The articles relate to the "Destruction of the Portland Vase" in the British Museum by a drunken delinquent on July 9 1845 his subsequent release from prison and the Duke of Portland's decision to commission the artists Doubleday and Baldock to repair the broken vase. In an unsophisticated but solid later half-leather binding of brown leather and tan cloth gilt title and blind-tooling on spine new endpapers slight toning to frontispiece and title pages but interior clean and bright with little foxing. Some offsetting from plates on to text pages and dust to page edges. J. Johnson hardcover
réf. B9781379568049Hardback. New. hardcover
1907réf. 600046NY: Swords. 1907. The second American edition. Contains "The Economy of Vegetation" and "Loves of the Plants." 1844 gift inscription; owner name; backstrip mostly gone; front board missing entirely. A poor copy priced accordingly. Hardcover. Poor. Swords hardcover books
1791réf. 43999London: J. Johnson 1791. Darwin Erasmus 1731-1802. The botanic garden: A poem in two parts . . . 4to. xii 214 126 2; 2 ix 197 1pp. General title-leaf misbound before title-leaf to Part II. 20 engraved plates including 5 by William Blake 1757-1827; 2 of the plates are after drawings by John Henry Fuseli 1741-1825. London: J. Johnson 1791. 275 x 207 mm. Half calf gilt marbled boards in period style. Minor foxing and offsetting small marginal stains on two or three plates not affecting the images marginal tears in signature S and one plate repaired but very good. First Edition of Part I; third edition of Part II containing two more plates than the first edition of 1789. Darwin's first major literary work and the chief source of his fame during his lifetime. "The Botanic Garden an annotated scientific poem in Augustan couplets appeared in two parts of which the second The Loves of the Plants 1789 was published before the first The Economy of Vegetation 1791. Darwin decided to publish the second part of the work first because it was better suited 'to entertain and charm.' The first part of the work is more ambitious than the second covering all natural philosophy and embodying many of the researches and inventions of Wedgwood Watt Boulton and others. The design of the totality was Darwin wrote 'To enlist Imagination under the banner of Science . . . to induce the ingenious to cultivate the knowledge of botany . . . and recommending to their attention the immortal works of the celebrated Swedish naturalist-Linnaeus'" Dictionary of Scientific Biography. The Botanic Garden is also important for the five plates in Vol. I engraved by William Blake: four engravings of the Portland vase and the "Fertilization of Egypt" after a design by Fuseli. Keynes Blake 103. King-Hele Erasmus Darwin pp. 97-119. . J. Johnson unknown books
1795réf. 1262351795. London: Johnson 1795-94. 2 vols. in one 4to xx 218 124 2 directions to binder and advertisement; 2 viii 200 2 directions to the binder lacking the errata and ads pp. With a frontispiece to each volume ten plates in vol. I and 8 in vol. II. Early half calf marbled boards newly rebacked in calf with gilt-lettered label. A very good copy if a little aged -- early manuscript note loosely inserted about the Portland Vase copied from the Morning Chronicle c. 1796. § Best edition. 6 plates are engraved by Blake the best known being Fertilization of Egypt and Tornado both after Fuseli. The third edition of part one is the only edition to include the striking Tornado plate. At page 87 appears the enigmatic circular image of an African man in chains titled "Am I not a man and a brother." Bentley 450B and C. Essick William Blake's Commercial Book Illustrations XXI. The Morning Chronicle was a newspaper founded in 1769 in London. It was notable for having been the first steady employer of essayist William Hazlitt as a political reporter and the first steady employer of Charles Dickens as a journalist. unknown books
1791réf. D18576London: J. Johnson 1791. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Two parts bound as one. Early leather rebacked with modern spine. Complete with 18 plates five of which are attributed to William Blake. This copy with the early ownership signature of Louisa Ponsonby. The hope for the book a scientific poem in two parts Darwin wrote was to enlist Imagination under the banner of Science . . . to induce the ingenious to cultivate the knowledge of botany . . . and recommending to their attention the immortal works of the celebrated Swedish naturalist Linnaeus. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. J. Johnson hardcover books
réf. mon0003930910Springer 6/5/2018 12:00:01 AM. hardcover. Very Good. 0.8661 9.4882 6.4567. Cover and edges may have some wear. Springer hardcover
2018réf. x-3319898531Springer 2018. Hardcover. New. 290 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.79 inches. Springer hardcover
réf. 1333549245.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0331813602.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1984réf. bevpJuta & Co 1984. 2nd imp. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 2 Volumes. Heavy extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 2nd impression. The boards are a little shelf rubbed knocked and marked. Boards of volume 2 scarred at the bottom. Internally there is a previous owners inscription on the front end page of each volume. Old sticker marks in volume 2. Minor marks throughout the pages of both volumes. However the set is in good condition excellent binding and intact. r19/09/2024. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Juta & Co hardcover
2007réf. 39xz2007. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. up to date as at 30 April 2007. both volumes are neat and clean. soundly bound. near fine condition. may require extra postage. SK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. hardcover
2013réf. DADAX1107412706Cambridge University Press 2013-01-03. Reprint. paperback. New. 5.99x1.73x9.02. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Cambridge University Press paperback
2007réf. Q-0521821568Cambridge University Press 2007-01-15. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cambridge University Press hardcover
réf. 1107412706.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2006réf. x-0521821568Cambridge Univ Pr 2006. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 630 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
2007réf. DADAX0521821568Cambridge University Press 2007-01-15. 1. hardcover. New. 6.25x1.50x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2013réf. x-1107412706Cambridge University Press 2013. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 630 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.75 inches. Cambridge University Press paperback
2006réf. AME_9780521821568Cambridge University Press 2006. 1. Unknown Binding. New/New. _ Cambridge University Press unknown
réf. B9781107412705Paperback / softback. New. Erasmus Darwin has been cited as the most widely talented man of the past 250 years. He excelled in medicine and poetry was an inventor and a man of science and founded numerous societies. This unique 2006 collection provides an insight into the life of this amazing man through his letters. paperback
réf. 6482232Cambridge University Press CUP . Hardback. New. xxxiii 630 24 of lates Maps Index Cambridge University Press CUP hardcover
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