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Author:
Hill, John
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Title:
The British Herbal : an history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beuaty / by John Hill.
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Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 637a

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Publisher:
T. Osborne and J. Shipton
Place of publication:
London
Publishing year:
1756
Edition:
Physical description:
[2], 533, [3] s., 75 tav.
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Language(s):
English

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Linné, Carl von
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20231017011452.0
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Author:
Hill, John, 1716-1775.
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Title:
The British herbal : an history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty / by John Hill.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 637a

Edition details

Publisher:
T. Osborne and J. Shipton
Place of publication:
London
Publishing year:
1756 [1756-1757].
Edition:
Physical description:
[2], 533, [3] p. : ill., 75 leaves of pls. ; 42cm.
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Language(s):
English

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Added engraved title page.
Dedicated to the Earl of Northumberland.
Mentions the system of Linnaeus on p. 31.
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NHM BOTANY (SB) Copy 1 - Signature of 'Joshua Jason Oddy' on t.p. in red ink.
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Subject:
Medical botany Great Britain
Herbals
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778
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995753102081
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Index on unnumbered pages at end.
By permission of the Trustees of The Natural History Museum (London).
NHM BOTANY (SB) Copy 2 - On front flyleaves: Stamp 'Presented 20 Jan 1932' and ms. annotation in pencil: 'Transferred from General Library - April 1934.'
NHM BOTANY (SB) Copy 1 - Repairs have been made to added t.p. and t.p. At bottom of t.p. is ms. annotation in pencil: 'Issued in 52 parts, beginning 24 Jan. 1756, at 6d a part.' Ms. annotations in red ink throughout. Inserted between front flyleaves is a photocopied article by Reid and Gildzen, 'Another Copy of Hill's British Herbal' from theBibliographical Society of America, n.d. Attached to front flyleaf is reprint of Stearn's 'Hill's The British Herbal' from Taxon, 1967.
NHM BOTANY (SB) Copy 2 - Height of vol. is 41 cm. Inserted between front flyleaves is a photocopied article by Reid and Gildzen, 'Another Copy of Hill's British Herbal' from the Bibliographical Society of America, n.d. Attached to front flyleaf is reprint of Stearn's 'Hill's The British Herbal' from Taxon, 1967. Shield of the Earl of Northumberland has been col. on dedicatory page. Repairs have been made to the edges of some of the plates.
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Author:
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.
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Uniform title:
Title:
The British herbal: an history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty. by John Hill, M.D.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 637a.

Edition details

Publisher:
Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton [etc.]
Place of publication:
London
Publishing year:
1756
Edition:
Physical description:
533, [3] p. front., 75 plates. 46 cm.
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Language(s):
English

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Provenance:
Andrews, David L. Garden Club of America Library.
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Subject:
Plants Great Britain.
Herbs
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OPAC identifier:
ocm04310218
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Also available in digital version.
Garden Club of America Library copy has plates bound separately (2 v.).