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Lot 177

DUPPA (RICHARD)
The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, Longman, Hurst, 1816

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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[DUPPA (RICHARD)]

The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, 240 engraved plates, all but 3 hand-coloured, contemporary maroon straight-grained morocco gilt, covers with wide roll tool border, spines in 5 compartments with raised bands, 2 with large vase of flowers and fruit device, g.e., very slightly rubbed [Nissen BBI 566], 8vo, Longman, Hurst, 1816

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Finely bound first edition of Richard Duppa's introduction to the Linnaean classification system.

Provenance: John Deacon, nineteenth century armorial bookplate.

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