A specimen of the botany of New Holland / by James Edward Smith ; the figures by James Sowerby. Vol. I
- Bib ID:
- 2282660
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828
- Description:
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- London : Printed by J. Davis: Published by J. Sowerby, 1793
- viii, 54 pages, 16 leaves of plates : colour illustrations ; 31 cm. (wove in 2s)
- Series:
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- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK7403
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK890
- Notes:
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- First separately published book on the flora of Australia.
- Hand coloured illustrations.
- Originally published in parts together with: Zoology of New Holland / by George Shaw. The title of the combined work is: Zoology and botany of New Holland and the isles adjacent / the zoological part by George Shaw ; the botanical part by James Edward Smith. (Ferguson no. 196)
- Vol. I only was published.
- Wove paper.
- National Library of Australia's Library's NK7403 copy in Bayntun box, half-bound in mottled calf with marbled boards which bears the book plate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1794/2); consists in original wrappers with the name label of James Kemp Welch pasted in and numbered by hand, "no. 174"; some (original?) tissue interleaved.
- National Library of Australia's Petherick copy bound with Zoology of New Holland / by George Shaw. (Ferguson, 196) and inscribed in pencil, Isabella Holwell Holwell.
- National Library of Australia's NL, 13570 copy is bound with an incomplete copy of: Zoology of New Holland / by George Shaw. This copy of Zoology of New Holland bears the t.p. of the combined work. (Ferguson, 196); stamped 'Parliament of the Commonwealth Library, NL 13570' and 'Commonwealth of Australia, 13 OCT 1906, Library of the Parliament'
- National Library of Australia's GMMq copy stamped and signed Gregory M. Mathews with ex-libris bookplate pasted in.
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK890, NK7403.
- Cited In:
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- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 170
- Crittenden, V. Yesterday's gardens : a history and bibliography of Australian gardening books, 2
- Subject:
- Botany -- New South Wales -- Early works to 1800
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1844
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1793
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