D.F.G. FLORA JAMAICENSIS, QUAM INDULTU NOBIL, NEC NON EXPER. ORD. MED. UN SUPREMO AD SALAM ANTHENÆO, PRÆSIDE VIRO CELEBERRIMO ATQUE NOBILISSIMO...
by Linnæus, Carl von
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Upsaliæ, 1759. 27,[1]pp. Modern tan cloth. Internally clean. Very good. A primary work on the flora of Jamaica, providing a brief history of the island followed by a catalogue of its flora presented in the Linaean style. This pamphlet is likely Sabin 76420, which he dates erroneously as 1659. Sabin states he took the title from a bookseller's catalogue. An attractive early work of Jamaican botany. HULTH, p.118. SOULSBY 2087. STAFLEU & COWAN 4806. PRITZEL 5490. OCLC 17280363. SABIN 76420 (ref)
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- D.F.G. FLORA JAMAICENSIS, QUAM INDULTU NOBIL, NEC NON EXPER. ORD. MED. UN SUPREMO AD SALAM ANTHENÆO, PRÆSIDE VIRO CELEBERRIMO ATQUE NOBILISSIMO...
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- Linnæus, Carl von
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- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Upsaliæ
- Date Published
- 1759
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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