New-England's Rarities Discovered in Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, and Plants of That Country (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Josselyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330699807 ISBN 13 : 9781330699805

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore New England’s early natural history through rare plants, beasts, and curiosities.

This facsimile edition presents one of the oldest English accounts of the region’s natural world, reprinting the original text with careful fidelity and scholarly notes.

This edition preserves the book’s historic spelling and layout, while adding a thoroughly revised introduction and notes that illuminate the context of early American natural history. It documents flora, fauna, and places in 17th-century New England, offering readers a window into the science and curiosity of the era. The volume also provides bibliographic and genealogical context that helps explain the work’s background and influence.
What you’ll experience

• Original text faithful to the early edition, with historical orthography preserved
• Scholarly introduction and notes that clarify historical references
• Descriptions of plants, animals, and landscapes as recorded in 17th-century New England
• Context about the book’s publication, authorship, and reception in its time

Ideal for readers of historical natural history, book collectors, and those curious about early exploration and documentation of New England.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330699807
• ISBN 13: 9781330699805
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 179
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