Observations on the Genus Mesembryanthemum, in Two Parts, containing scientific descriptions of above one hundred and thirty species two-color map endpapers

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It was used in the early printing of some great flower books such as Thornton’s Temple of Flora (1799-1807)

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Observations on the Genus Mesembryanthemum, in Two Parts, containing scientific descriptions of above one hundred and thirty species two-color map endpapersObservations on the Genus Mesembryanthemum, in Two Parts, containing scientific descriptions of above one hundred and thirty species, about fifty of which are new; directions for their management; new arrangements of the species; references to authors; and a great variety of critical, philosophical, and explanatory remarks. Pp. (4), 480. Original full cognac brown morocco leather, spine with seven pairs of gilt panel lines that border six