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Phytologia; or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening. With the Theory of Draining Morasses, and with an Improved Construction of the Drill Plough
by Darwin, Erasmus [M.D. F.R.S.]
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1800. viii, 612pp. Quarto (220 x 270mm). Contemporary calf with gold gilt decorations to the spine and gilt lettering stamped to a black moroccoo spine label. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates [2 folding, 9 with an accompanying non-paginated text leaf]. Some rubbing and wear to the boards, with the top corners a bit bumped. Previous owner's inscription: "REVD. W[ILLIAM]. R[USH]. CHURCHILL [1775-1847] of Colliton, Dorchester". Ex-libris of Darwin bibliographer, Richard Freeman. Some offsetting and light foxing to the plates, otherwise a tight and clean copy. A very good copy of this work by the grandfather of Charles Darwin with an interesting provenance. Erasmus Darwin was a well known English physician, having turned down the opportunity to be a physician to the King at one point, as well as a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave-trade abolitionist, inventor and poet. 1800
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- Aquila Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142097
- Title
- Phytologia; or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening. With the Theory of Draining Morasses, and with an Improved Construction of the Drill Plough
- Author
- Darwin, Erasmus [M.D. F.R.S.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Johnson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1800
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Darwin, Charles|Evolution|Geology|History of Science|Voyages|Erasmus Darwin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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- Gilt
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- Calf
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- Rubbing
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- Quarto
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