Histoire de la botanique genevoise...
by CANDOLLE, Augustin pyramus de
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About This Item
Geneva; Paris: J. Barbezat, 1830. FIRST EDITION. Title with engraved vignette. Complete with mounted errata slip. Contemporary blue marbled wrappers, frayed and chipped around the edges; interior with scattered foxing. An uncut copy from the library of Arnold Carl Klebs (1870-1943), the eminent Swiss scholar and collector, with his small stamp on the final printed leaf. First edition of Candolle's inspiring speech, given to the graduating class of the University of Geneva. Candolle aims to instill a sense of pride in his young listeners by tracing a history of botany, especially in Geneva. He lauds the research and developments of his predecessors as well as his colleagues, reminding the students that they are part of an important scientific legacy (in which he himself so prominently figures). An amazingly detailed account, this work is also valuable for Candolle's bibliographical notes.
Candolle (1778-1841), father of Alphonse Candolle, was a professor of Botany at the Universities of Montpellier and Geneva. His famous Théorie Ãlémentaire de la botanique in which he expounds his theory of classification is now considered the foundation of modern morphology, and is still in use today.
Candolle (1778-1841), father of Alphonse Candolle, was a professor of Botany at the Universities of Montpellier and Geneva. His famous Théorie Ãlémentaire de la botanique in which he expounds his theory of classification is now considered the foundation of modern morphology, and is still in use today.
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- Bookseller
- Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10444
- Title
- Histoire de la botanique genevoise...
- Author
- CANDOLLE, Augustin pyramus de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- J. Barbezat
- Place of Publication
- Geneva; Paris
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- history, natural history, botany, switzerland, swiss imprints, 19th century
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...