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Smith, James Edward, 1759-1828.

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A sketch of a tour on the Continent, in the years 1786 and 1787.

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Soulsby no. 2628a

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B. and J. White

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London

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1793

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3 volumes ; (8o)

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English

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SMITH, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828.

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A sketch of a tour on the Continent in the years 1786 and 1787 ...

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Soulsby no. 2628a.

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London

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1793

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3 vols.

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English

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Geography
Europe

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C13504

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Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828.

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A Sketch of a Tour on the Continent, in the years 1786 and 1787.

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Tour of the Continent.

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Soulsby no. 2628a

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Printed for the author by J. Davis

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London

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1793

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3 vols. ; 22 cm.

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English

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Sold by B. and J. White.

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Linnaeus is mentioned in Vol. 1 (pp. 38, 39, 71, 72, 118-124, and 329) and Vol. 3 (pp. 64-66, 92 and 142) - not Vol. 2 as noted in the index and the Soulsby catalogue.

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NHM GENERAL - Museum Britannicum stamps on title page verso and last page of text of each volume.

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In English with Latin names.

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Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778

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9924959602081

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Natural history index to all volumes at pp. 289-311 of Vol. 3. General index to all volumes at pp. 313-361 of Vol. 3.
By permission of the Trustees of The Natural History Museum (London).
NHM GENERAL - Transferred from Printed Book Dept. 19 Nov. 1887.
NHM GENERAL - The volumes have been rebacked.
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Smith, James Edward (1759-1828).

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A sketch of a tour on the continent, in the years 1786 and 1787 / by James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. Member of the Royal Academies of Turin, Upsal, Stockholm, Lisbon, &c. &c. President of the Linnæan Society. In three volumes.

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Soulsby no. 2628a

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printed for the author, by J. Davis; sold by B. and J. White, Fleet-street

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London

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1793

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3 v. (Pp. xxxi, [iii], 356; vii, 423; vii, 361, [+ 3]) : ill. ; 20.6 cm (8°)

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English

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Signatures: Vol. 1: A8 a8 b2 B-Z8 Aa2; Vol. 2: [A]4 B-Z8 Aa-Dd8 Ee4; Vol. 3: [A]4 B-Z8 Aa6. [$4 signed.].
For accounts of Smith's visits to eminent continental botanists, see vol. 1 pp. 29-30 (Burman), 121-7 (Adanson, Jussieu, L'Héritier de Brutelle, Bulliard, Desfontaines, Thouin, and Broussonet), 143-4 (Gilibert); vol. 3 pp. 63-75 (Scopoli), 111-13 (Allioni), and 149-51 (Bonnet).
A second edition was published in 1807.
Press figures. Vol. I: A8r: 8. a7r: 8. a7v: 5. B8v: 5. C2v: 8. C7v: 5. D2v: 7. E8r: 6. F7r: 2. G7v: 7. G8v: 8. H4v: 2. H8r: 7. I1v: 2. K8r: 7. L7v: 2. M6r: 2. O6r: 2. P2v: 5. Q6r: 6. R8r: 7. S6v: 5. T7v: 6. U8r: 2. X2v: 7. X8r: 3. Y5r: 7. Z6v: 8. Aa2r: 2. - Vol. II: B2v: 7. B7v: 5. D1v: 5. E7v: 4. F2v: 2. F5v: 8. G1v: 3. G5r: 7. H8r: 2. I5r: 4. I5v: 2. K5r: 6. K7v: 3. L7r: 6. N7r: 2. O6r: 1. O6v: 6. P1v: 2. Q2v: 1. Q8r: 2. R7v: 6. S2v: 2. T4v: 8. U4v: 5. X8r: 7. Y8r: 2. Z5r: 7. Z6r: 5. Bb4v: 1. Cc7v: 1. Dd8r: 5. Dd8v: 2. Ee1v: 7. Ee2v: 2. - Vol. III: B5r: 6. C7v: 5. E1v: 1. E5r: 4. F5r: 4. F7v: 2. G3v: 8. G6v: 2. H1v: 4. I4v: 6. L6v: 8. L8r: 8.M6r: 6. M7r: 5. N6r: 2. O5v: 5. P8r: 1. Q4v: 6. Q5v: 2. R8v: 5. U7r: 2. Y7v: 3. Z1v: 1. Z4v: 2.

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Ink annotation on front pastedown of vol. I: N7.

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Travel
18th century.
Natural history.
Europe

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Jonas Davis (London, England)
Benjamin and John White (London, England)

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Bound in contemporary calf with decorative borders stamped and gilt on boards. Spines with five raised bands flanked by gilt double fillets. Red morocco lettering-pieces with gilt double fillets and decorative borders on the vertical edges, and gilt titles: SKETCH / OF A TOUR / ON THE / CONTINENT. Gilt volume numbers in the panels below. Red and blue speckled edges. Rear pastedowns on vols. II-III show an offset floral decoration pattern.