Conversations on Vegetable Physiology; comprehending the elements of botany, with their application to agriculture. By the author of “Conversations on chemistry,” and “Natural philosophy.” Adapted to the use of schools, by Rev. J.L. Blake, A.M.

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Original full calf with morocco spine label. First signature worn and loose, some staining including title page, otherwise very good. xii, [1], 14-372 pp., 10 plates (6 in color). Two of the plates were lithographed by Pendleton after drawings by Margaret Clark Snow. Though Marcet’s name does not appear on the title page, she was the author of this work on plants. Marcet was a noted English educator who also wrote books on chemistry, political economy, history and grammar. In spite of the six color plates, this book does not appear in Bennett (American Color Plate Books.) American Imprints 2390, Rink (Technical Americana) 1357.