Botanic Garden

Edité par J. Johnson, London, 1799

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"Botanic Garden" by Erasmus Darwin and illustrated by William Blake among others. J. Johnson, London. 1799, fourth edition. Two handsome volumes, bound in full sprinkled calf, with gilt bands, gilt decoration, black title labels and gilt titles to spine. Measuring approx. 22cm x 14.5cm x 3.5-4cm. There is the occasional minor scuff, else a handsome set. Internally there is a bookplate to inside front board (Hayhurst). Endpapers and reverse of frontispieces are lightly dusty with occasional spots, there is a small amount of pencil to the rear free endpaper and to the list of plates, see images closely. There is a pale mark to base of frontispiece of Part II. Lacking one plate. Occasional pale dusty mark and spot, else in lovely, clean and crisp condition. Fine. There are two engraved frontispieces and a further 19 (of 20) engraved plates (including several by William Blake. Famous two part work, with 21 lovely engraved plates, several by William Blake. "The Botanic Garden, is a set of two poems, The Economy of Vegetation and The Loves of the Plants, by the British poet and naturalist Erasmus Darwin. The Economy of Vegetation celebrates technological innovation, scientific discovery and offers theories concerning contemporary scientific questions, such as the history of the cosmos. The more popular Loves of the Plants promotes, revises and illustrates Linnaeus's classification scheme for plants. [It].was intended to pique readers' interest in science at the same time as educating them. By embracing Linnaeus's sexualized language, which anthropomorphized plants, Darwin made botany interesting and relevant to his readers. In a more daring suggestion, however, Darwin emphasized the connections between humanity and plants, arguing that they are all part of the same natural world and that sexual reproduction is at the heart of evolution (ideas that his grandson, Charles Darwin, would later turn into a full-fledged theory of evolution)." A beautiful set of this famous Blake illustrated work.…

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Détails bibliographiques

Titre
Botanic Garden
Auteur
Erasmus Darwin / William Blake (ill)
Éditeur
J. Johnson, London
Année de publication
1799
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Édition
4th Edition.

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