(NATURAL HISTORY) Thomas Nuttall The Genera of North America

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(NATURAL HISTORY.) Thomas Nuttall. The Genera of North American Plants, and a Catalogue of the Species. viii, 312; 254, 10, [4] pages. 2 volumes. 12mo, contemporary 1/2 calf, worn, rebacked with portion of original backstrip laid down; moderate foxing; discreet library markings including small embossed stamps on pages 17. Philadelphia, 1818

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The catalogue of species was intended to serve as a supplement to Pursh's Flora. "A remarkable summary of his own explorations, described with the benefit of the collections in the Philadelphia Academy where he worked night and day on their characters"--Ewan, Short History of Botany, page 40. Pritzel 6772; Sabin 56347. With--Nuttall's "A Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and Canada." 2 volumes ("The Land Birds" / "The Water Birds"). 8vo, unmatched bindings. Cambridge, MA, 1832-34.