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WAKEFIELD, Priscilla.
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An introduction to botany, in a series of familiar letters. With ... engravings.
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Soulsby no. 760a

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London
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1796
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(12o)
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English

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017682209
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Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832.
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An introduction to botany : in a series of familiar letters, with illustrative engravings / by Priscilla Wakefield.
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Soulsby no. 760a

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Printed for E. Newberry ... Darton and Harvey ... and Vernor and Hood ...
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London
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1796
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[1st ed.].
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xiii,184 p. : ill., 13 leaves of plates (1 fold.) ; 18cm.
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English

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9930719202081
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By permission of the Trustees of The Natural History Museum (London).
Rebound in full leather with gold lettering and decoration on spine and covers by St. Michael's Abbey, March 1983.
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Author:
Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832
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Title:
An introduction to botany : in a series of familiar letters, with illustrative engravings / by Priscilla Wakefield, author of mental improvement, leisure hours, &c.
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Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 760a.

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Printed for E. Newberry, St. Paul's Church-yard ;
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London :Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch-street ;and Vernor and Hood, Birchin-Lane
Publishing year:
1796
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xiii, 184 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : black-and-white illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English

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[A]-b4 B-H12 I8.
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Cohen, Fern.
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Botany Juvenile literature.
Plants Juvenile literature.
Didactic fiction. lcgft.
Epistolary fiction. lcgft.
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Newbery, E.
1746-1821
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Darton & Harvey (London, England)
Vernor and Hood
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ocm03384597
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The author outlines the basic precepts of Linnaeus's botanical system in a series of letters written by a young girl, Felicia, to her sister Constance, based upon observations made to Felicia by her governess.
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Copy 2: On verso of added title page and recto of first back endleaf in pen and ink: "Index to plants examined in the foregoing letters".