Accession number
PML 128113
Creator
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802.
Published
London : Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-yard, 1795.
Credit line
Gift of Charles Ryskamp in memory of Michael S. Currier, 1998.
Notes
Anonymous. By Erasmus Darwin.
Each part has special t.p. Part 2 is designated "The fourth edition" and dated 1794.
Vol. 1: xx, 218 (i.e. 220), 124, [2] p., [11] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: [4], viii, 200, [2] p., [10] leaves of plates.
Six plates engraved by William Blake, facing pp. 127, 168, and Additional notes p. 53, 54, 55, 58.
At p. 168, "Tornado" engraved by Blake after Fuseli, dated 1795.
"Index of the names of the plants": v. 2, p. 199-200.
Each part has special t.p. Part 2 is designated "The fourth edition" and dated 1794.
Vol. 1: xx, 218 (i.e. 220), 124, [2] p., [11] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: [4], viii, 200, [2] p., [10] leaves of plates.
Six plates engraved by William Blake, facing pp. 127, 168, and Additional notes p. 53, 54, 55, 58.
At p. 168, "Tornado" engraved by Blake after Fuseli, dated 1795.
"Index of the names of the plants": v. 2, p. 199-200.
Description
2 v. in 1 : ill. ; 29 cm. (4to)
Provenance
Isabella G. Brown (bookplate); from the Charles Ryskamp collection.
Binding
Polished calf, red spine label.
Classification
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