Grew, Nehemiah

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

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Description

The Comparative Anatomy of Trunks, Together with an Account of Their Vegetation Grounded Thereupon... London: Printed by J.M. [i.e. John Martyn?] for Walter Kettilb, 1675
paper, ink, leather

8vo (7 x 4 1/4 in.; 178 x 108 mm). Nineteen folding engraved plates with figures numbered 1–27 (Fig. 26 on a black ground), errata leaf (a4); some marginal text browning and foxing, one crease fold browned (Fig. 16). Modern calf antique, spine lettered gilt; joints and raised bands on spine rubbed.

Provenance

Eliz. Blois (signature on title-page) — B.D. (early signature with indecipherable surname on verso of title-page) — Kenneth M. MacKenzie (bequest to) — The Horticultural Society of New York (bookplate dated October 1934)

Literature

Wing G1947; ESTC R218849; Henrey 164; Pritzel 3556

Catalogue Note

First edition. Grew and his Italian contemporary Malpighi, were pioneers in the field of microscopic botany who founded the science of plant anatomy. Part I describes the structure of different plant stems from herbs to hardwoods, followed by detailed accounts of bark, wood, and pith. Part II discusses movement of sap and air in the stem, the structure of their vessels, and the origin of sap—all important in successful grafting.