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Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778.
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Single Works. Systema vegetabilium
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A system of vegetables ... with their characters and differences. Translated from the thirteenth edition (as published by Dr Murray) of the Systema vegetabilium of the late Professor Linneus, and from the Supplementum plantarum of the present Professor Linneus. By a Botanical Society at Lichfield.
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Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 580a,Soulsby no. 3837

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Place of publication:
Lichfield
Publishing year:
1783
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Physical description:
2 volumes ; (8o)
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Language(s):
English

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002178120
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Linné, Carl von
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A system of vegetables, according to their classes, orders, genera, species, with their characters and differences ... / translated [by Erasmus Darwin and others] from the thirteenth ed. (as published by Dr. Murray) of the Systema vegetabilium of the late Professor Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the present Professor Linneus ... ; by a Botanical Society, at Lichfield.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 580a,Soulsby no. 2197,Soulsby no. 3837

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Printed by John Jackson, for Leigh and Sotheby
Place of publication:
Lichfield ;London
Publishing year:
1783
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Physical description:
2 bd. : ill.
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Language(s):
English

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Botanical Society at Lichfield.
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20240304184122.0
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Author:
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778.
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Systema vegetabilium.
Title:
A system of vegetables, according to their classes, orders, genera, species, with their characters and differences ... Tr. from the 13th ed. (as pub. by Dr. Murray) of the Systema vegetabilium of the late Professor Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the present Professor Linneus ... By a botanical society, at Lichfield.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 580a.,Soulsby no. 3837.,Soulsby no. 580a, 3837.

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Publisher:
Printed by J. Jackson for Leigh and Sotheby
Place of publication:
Lichfield
Publishing year:
1783
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Physical description:
2 v. XI pl. 22 cm.
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Language(s):
English, Latin

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Edited by Erasmus Darwin.
Paged continuously; v. 1: 2 p.l., ii, lvi, 424 p.; v. 2: 1 p.l., [425]-897 p., 1 l., [30] p.
Vol. 1 has special t.-p. dated 1782.
Each plate accompanied by leaf of descriptive letterpress.
Botanical terms and definitions" [tr. from the thesis of Dr. Elmgren] v. 1, p. [xiii]-xl.
An alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants, from the most approved botanical writers, refer'd to their respective genera," 1784: 1 l., [30] p. at end of v. 2.
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Provenance:
Cox, Charles F. (Charles Finney), 1846-1912 Stone, R.
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Subject:
Plants Classification
Plant names, Popular Great Britain.
Additional author(s):
Linné, Carl von,
1741-1783.
Elmgren, Johan.
Darwin, Erasmus,
1731-1802.
Linné, Carl von,
1707-1778.
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ocm05278522
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Author:
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778
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Main entry uniform title:
Uniform title:
Systema vegetabilium
Title:
A system of vegetables, according to their classes orders genera species with their characters and differences : in two volumes ; translated from the thirteenth edition (as published by Dr. Murray) of the Systema vegetabilium of the late Professor Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the present Professor Linneus... / By a botanical society at Lichfield.
Varying title form:
Botanical terms and definitions Alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 580, 580a, 3837

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Publisher:
Printed by John Jackson for Leigh and Sotheby, York Street, Convent Garden, London
Place of publication:
Lichfield
Publishing year:
MDCCLXXXIII [1783]
Edition:
Physical description:
2 v. ([4], ii, lvi p., xi leaves, 424 p.; [5], 426-897, [31] p., xi leaves of plates) : ill., plates, indices, 22 cm (8vo)
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Language(s):
English

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With a half title to each vol.
Edited by Erasmus Darwin.
Botanical terms and definitions [tr. from the thesis of Dr. Elmgren] v.1, p.[xiii]-xl, with divisional half title.
A system of vegetables appeared in parts. No.1 (1782), consisting of 176 pages, is reviewed in The monthly review, 68: 433-5 (for May 1783). The complete work, which consisted of four parts, bound in 2 volumes, is reviewed in Vol.72: 401-10 (for June 1785) .. The ?botanical society at Lichfield? consisted of three members only: Erasmus Darwin, Brooke (later Sir Brooke) Boothby, and John Jackson." (Henrey).
Soulsby no.580 = part 1, with the original part title page, which lacks the volume number, and is dated 1782.
Consists of part 1 only.
Final [30] p. of vol. 2 = An alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants, with a separate titlepage, dated 1784.
Soulsby no. 580a is duplicated at Soulsby no. 3837.
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Embossed stamp on titlepage: Professor Balfour. Edinburgh. Royal Botanic Garden. [= John Hutton Balfour]
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Classification 108314
Botany 108309
Additional author(s):
filius,
Linnaeus, Carl von,
1741-1783
Elmgren, Johan.
Darwin, Erasmus,
1731-1802
Professor,
Balfour, John Hutton,
1808-1884
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Lichfield Botanical Society.
Additional title(s):
Supplementum plantarum
OPAC identifier:
u85580
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StEdRBGE : Copy 1 Binding: sewn, but unbound, with remains of eighteenth-century leather spine.
StEdRBGE : Copy 1 Binding: twentieth century library buckram in cloth-covered box.