Accession number
PML 142235-37
Creator
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802.
Published
London : Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street., 1806.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
With plates engraved after Fuseli and others, a number of which are hand-coloured; 5 plates in vol. 1 were engraved by Blake and were originally published in the 4th ed. of The botanic garden, 1799 (Keynes 118). Each volume has an engraved frontispiece, with vol. 1 having an additional frontispiece portrait of the author.
Instructions to the binder regarding the positioning of the plates at foot of final page of vols. 1 and 2.
The additional notes at the end of vol. 1 include a description of the Portland Vase.
"The botanic garden. Vol. I. Containing the economy of vegetation, a poem. With philosophical notes" has divisional half-t.p. on leaf A6r of vol. 1. ""The botanic garden. Vol. II. Containing the loves of the plants" has divisional half-t.p. on leaf A7r of vol. 2. "The temple of nature" has divisional half-t.p. on leaf [A]4r of vol. 3.
"Origin of society. Canto I. Production of life", "Origin of society. Canto II. Reproduction of life", "Origin of society. Canto III. Progress of the mind" and "Origin of society. Canto IV. Of good and evil" each have divisional half-t.p. on leaves B1r, D7r, G5r and K6r respectively of vol. 3.
Signatures: vol. 1: pi² A-2F⁸ 2G⁴; vol. 2: A-S⁸ T⁴ U²; vol. 3: [A]⁴ B-2A⁸ 2B⁴ ( -2B4).
Instructions to the binder regarding the positioning of the plates at foot of final page of vols. 1 and 2.
The additional notes at the end of vol. 1 include a description of the Portland Vase.
"The botanic garden. Vol. I. Containing the economy of vegetation, a poem. With philosophical notes" has divisional half-t.p. on leaf A6r of vol. 1. ""The botanic garden. Vol. II. Containing the loves of the plants" has divisional half-t.p. on leaf A7r of vol. 2. "The temple of nature" has divisional half-t.p. on leaf [A]4r of vol. 3.
"Origin of society. Canto I. Production of life", "Origin of society. Canto II. Reproduction of life", "Origin of society. Canto III. Progress of the mind" and "Origin of society. Canto IV. Of good and evil" each have divisional half-t.p. on leaves B1r, D7r, G5r and K6r respectively of vol. 3.
Signatures: vol. 1: pi² A-2F⁸ 2G⁴; vol. 2: A-S⁸ T⁴ U²; vol. 3: [A]⁴ B-2A⁸ 2B⁴ ( -2B4).
Description
3 v. (xx, 456 p., [10] leaves of plates ([1] folded); xvi, 282 p., [12] leaves of plates; [8], 373, [1] p.) : ill. (engravings), port. ; 22 cm.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Green morocco tooled in gilt.
Classification
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