The Botanic Garden; A Poem, in Two Parts

Description:

Erasmus Robert Darwin (1731-1802), grandfather of Charles Darwin, was an English physician and a pivotal figure of the Midlands Enlightenment. The Botanic GardenEconomy of Vegetation, includes notes on meteors, clouds, comets, the steam engine, solar volcanoes, glaciers, winds etc,); Part II - 1796 (4th edition) The Loves of the Plants, poetically elaborates on the Linnaean system of plant classification, and is a hallmark of Darwin's playful and imaginative style. This edition printed in Dublin, differs from its more commonly seen English counterparts, is embellished with two plates by Irish engraver Charles Henecy (fl. 1787-1808). It is an example of the dissemination of Enlightenment thought across the British Isles. A Copy of this Irish edition is held in the British Library.

Blanche Henrey 471.

Condition

2 vols in one, 8vo, recent qtr calf, gt, blind stamped flowers to spine. Old faint stains to half-title of Part I. From the library of Michael Bryant, Hampshire ornithologist, with his decorative bookplate.