Lectures on botany : as delivered to his pupils, / by William Curtis, F.L.S., author of the Flora Londiniensis, Botanical Magazine, &c., &c., part of which were published several years hence, under the title of 'A companion to the Botanical Magazine. Arranged by Samuel Curtis.
| Author/creator | Curtis, William |
| Other author | Curtis, Samuel, 1779-1860. |
| Other author | Phillips, William, active 1800-1810?, printer. |
| Other author | Symonds, H. D. (Henry Delahoy), printer. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [London] : Printed and sold by William Phillips ... also sold at the Botanical Magazine warehouse, 1803-1804. |
| Description | 3 volumes in 2 : illustrations (chiefly color), frontispiece (portrait) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Lectures on botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth ... |
| Variant title | Lectures on various subjects ... |
| General note | Botanical engravings are hand-coloured. |
| General note | Pagination : vol. 1 : [1] leaf, 33, [3], 131 p., [47] leaves of plates, [47] leaves accompanying plates [with explanatory text] ; vol. 2 : [6], [1], p. 2-114, plates numbered XLIX-XCV, each with an accompanying leaf of explanatory text ; vol. 3 (contained within vol. 2) : 63 p., [24] leaves of plates, [24] leaves accompanying plates [with explanatory text]. |
| General note | Published as a supplement to : Curtis's Botanical magazine (Published as: Botanical magazine, or, flower-garden arranged (1787-1800) ; then Curtis's Botanical magazine, or, flower-garden arranged, 1801-1844 ; then Curtis's Botanical magazine, 1845-1983). |
| General note | Vols. 2 and 3 published together in 1 v., with a variant title on the t.p. for vol. 3 : Lectures on various subjects ... Vols 2-<3?> bear imprint: London : Printed for H.D. Symonds ... and Curtis ... |
| General note | Volume 2 has variant title: Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth, by the late William Curtis ... / arranged from the manuscripts in the possession of his son-in-law, Samuel Curtis, Florist, Walworth. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare volumes 1 and 2 Purchased from William Reese Company, 5/14/2025 |
| Genre/form | Hand-coloured engravings. |
| Genre/form | marbled paper. |
| Genre/form | lectures. |
| Genre/form | Lectures. |
| Genre/form | Lectures. |
| LCCN | 04023838 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | QK47 .C9 1803 V. 1 | ✔ Available | Request Material |
| Joyner | Rare Collection | QK47 .C9 1803 V. 2 | ✔ Available | Request Material |