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Author:
Robson, Stephen, 1741-1779.
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The British flora : containing the select names, characters, places of growth, duration, and time of flowering of the plants growing wild in Great-Britain. to which are prefixed, the principles of botany / by Stephen Robson.
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Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 679

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Printed by W. Blanchard and Company
Place of publication:
York [Eng.]
Publishing year:
1777
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xx, 330, [24] p. : ill., 5 leaves of pls. 24cm.
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English

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Contents notes:
The system of Linnæus is described on p. 44-51.
Provenance:
Copy 1 - Provenance descibed in a ms. note on the front flyleaf by Joseph J. Green, 1907. Copy 3 - Signature of 'Henry Trimen' 1863 on top of t.p.
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9921684002081
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Index on unnumbered pages at the end.
By permission of the Trustees of The Natural History Museum (London).
Copy 1 - Pages have not been trimmed. Glued to front flyleaf verso is a folded ms. note of errata attributed to the author and signed in 1884 by E. C. Robson (Edward Capper Robson), the author's grandson.
Copy 2 - 2-page of ms. biographical notes by Joseph Y? Green dated 1883 on front flyleaves. Height of vol. is 23 cm.
Copy 3 - Bound in brown full leather with thistle decorations embossed in covers. Spine has raised bands and gold tooling. Height of vol. is 21 cm.
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Title details

Author:
Robson, Stephen, 1741-1779.
Corporate author:
Main entry uniform title:
Uniform title:
Title:
The British flora : containing the select names, characters, places of growth, duration and time of flowering of the plants growing wild in Great Britain , to which are prefixed the principles of botany / by Stephen Robson.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 679

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177-?
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Physical description:
xxviii,[4],586p., 5 leaves of plates, bound ; 20cm.
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Language(s):
English

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Holograph of work published in 1777. Written in Stephen Robson's handwriting.
Contents notes:
Annotations throughout by Stephen Robson. The system of Linnaeus is described on pp. 81-84
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Pages have not been trimmed.
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9921683002081
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Purchased 06.01.1982 from Mr. Rambart for £400.
Orignal binding. Damaged spine and covers. Colours originally brown, red and green but almost destroyed.
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Title details

Author:
Robson, Stephen, 1741-1779.
Corporate author:
Main entry uniform title:
Uniform title:
Title:
The British flora : containing the select names, characters, places of growth, duration, and time of flowering of the plants growing wild in Great Britain : to which are prefixed the principles of botany / by Stephen Robson.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 679.

Edition details

Publisher:
W. Blanchard
Place of publication:
York [Eng.]
Publishing year:
1777
Edition:
Physical description:
xx, 330 p., 5 leaves of plates ; 21 cm.
Series entry:
Language(s):
English

Notes

General notes:
Includes indexes.
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Subject:
Plants Great Britain Floras.
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OPAC identifier:
ocm00345308
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Bibliography: p. xiii-xvii.