Publisher:
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Preses, 1940. First Edition.
Seller ID: 9078gcs
Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), 187 pp. Very Good+, with lightly rubbed edges; in a Very Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges. From dust jackeT: The second volume of Pennsylvania Lives is in the field of science, dealing with the Bartrams, father and son, early American botanists. These two quiet but energetic and talented Quakers were among the first to make systematic studies of the flora and other naturalistic elements of America, gaining through their studies and writings a truly distinguished international reputation. John Bartram, with only a meager education... View More...
