A SPECIMEN OF THE BOTANY OF NEW HOLLAND.
Written by James Edward Smith, the figures by James Sowerby. First published in 1793-95, and now reprinted for the first time. Pp. [iv]+viii+70(printed in red, brown, green, & black, last colophon), 16 coloured plates, tinted text illustrations (reproducing the original wrappers), bibliographical and historical notes; impl. 4to; full brown leather, the spine decorated in gilt between raised bands, with a gilt lettered dark green morocco title label; all edges yellow; ribbon marker; [together with] a facsimile set of the original four parts, pp. [iv]+viii+54, 16 coloured plates; med. 4to; the first two parts within purple paper wrappers with printed title label on upper wrapper, the third and fourth parts within printed blue/grey paper wrappers, all stabbed & tied; the bound volume and parts housed together within a brown cloth solander box, spine lettered in gilt; Edition Renard, Melbourne, 2005. Special edition, being number 18 of 20 large paper copies thus. *Originally published in parts (within paper wrappers, and with a different title page), between 1793-95, this was the first work solely devoted to the botany of Australia. James Edward Smith was an eminent botanist, and a founder and first President of the Linnean Society. Item #166352
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