BARTON, Benjamin Smith (1766-1815). Elements of Botany: Or Outlines of the Natural History of Vegetables. Philadelphia: for the author, 1803. 8o (225 x 135 mm). (Some foxing and browning). 30 plates, 3 folding (several cropped affecting plate number but not image, browning and offsetting, 3 small tears to plate I, 2 repaired). Later quarter morocco, gilt spine, marbled boards. Provenance: Edwin C. Gellett (inscription). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOTANICAL TEXTBOOK PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES. Nissen BBI 83; Norman 126. -- BARTON, William Paul Crillon (1786-1856). Vegetable materia medica of the United States; or Medical botany. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1817-19. 2 volumes in one, bound from the original parts. 4o (275 x 221 mm). (Some foxing and browning). 50 hand-colored engraved plates (some browning and offsetting from text). 19th-century half black morocco, marbled boards (corners and spine worn), original printed wrappers bound at end. Provenance: Boston Medical Library (shelf label, stamps). FIRST EDITION. One of the first botanical works with colored plates published in the United States. Garrison-Morton 1841; Nissen BBI 85; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 324; Norman 127. -- BARTON. A Flora of North America. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1821. 3 volumes. 4o (293 x 228 mm). 106 hand-colored engraved plates, 2 folding (occasional foxing and offsetting). Original boards, green cloth spines with red leather labels (worn). Provenance: Mary Ann Field (inscription). FIRST EDITION. William Barton continued the work of his uncle, Benjamin Barton, who had attempted to produce a flora of North America. Nissen BBI 84; Norman 128. (5)

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BARTON, Benjamin Smith (1766-1815). Elements of Botany: Or Outlines of the Natural History of Vegetables. Philadelphia: for the author, 1803. 8o (225 x 135 mm). (Some foxing and browning). 30 plates, 3 folding (several cropped affecting plate number but not image, browning and offsetting, 3 small tears to plate I, 2 repaired). Later quarter morocco, gilt spine, marbled boards. Provenance: Edwin C. Gellett (inscription). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOTANICAL TEXTBOOK PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES. Nissen BBI 83; Norman 126. -- BARTON, William Paul Crillon (1786-1856). Vegetable materia medica of the United States; or Medical botany. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1817-19. 2 volumes in one, bound from the original parts. 4o (275 x 221 mm). (Some foxing and browning). 50 hand-colored engraved plates (some browning and offsetting from text). 19th-century half black morocco, marbled boards (corners and spine worn), original printed wrappers bound at end. Provenance: Boston Medical Library (shelf label, stamps). FIRST EDITION. One of the first botanical works with colored plates published in the United States. Garrison-Morton 1841; Nissen BBI 85; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 324; Norman 127. -- BARTON. A Flora of North America. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1821. 3 volumes. 4o (293 x 228 mm). 106 hand-colored engraved plates, 2 folding (occasional foxing and offsetting). Original boards, green cloth spines with red leather labels (worn). Provenance: Mary Ann Field (inscription). FIRST EDITION. William Barton continued the work of his uncle, Benjamin Barton, who had attempted to produce a flora of North America. Nissen BBI 84; Norman 128. (5)