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1792 text in Latin by Carl Linnaeus, botanist and father of modern taxonomy. Reprint of the earlier 1732 edition.

Original 18th century binding. Contains twelve folding plates with slight offsetting. Front board detached. Back board loose. Spine cover missing. Foxing and age toning throughout the text. Former owner's name and date on front pages. Book plates and text still legible with delightful "long S" font script popular in the late 1700s.

"Like New condition. Signed by the author."

A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.
The Library of America
Frederick Law Olmsted Writings on Landscape, Culture, and Society Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is most often remembered as America's preeminent landscape architect--a profession he named, helped to define, and elevated into an art form in beloved parks and public spaces, among them New York's Central Park, Brooklyn's Prospect Park, the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Biltmore Estate, and Boston's "Emerald Necklace."