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Houstonia, Roses, Turbinolidae, PaleontologyPlaces
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Prodrome d'une monographie des rosiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale, contenant la description de quinze nouvelles espèces et vingt variétés
1820, Imprimerie de Weissenbruch père
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An offprint from Annales générales des sciences physiques, v. 5, no. 14 (Brussels : Imprimerie de Weissenbruch père, 1820]).
The date of original publication provided by Call's bibliography of Rafinesque is 1820.
"Avis", a publisher's advertisement for the Annales générales des sciences physiques, is printed on pages [2]-[4] of the cover.
Call, R.E. The life and writings of Rafinesque, prepared for the Filson Club, 118, 119, 121
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 67462
SCNHRB copy mq1889554 is the second item bound in a volume of collected writings by Rafinesque with binder's title: C.S. Rafinesque pamphlets. Bound together subsequent to publication.
SCNHRB copy has blind-embossed stamp on title page: Smithsonian Institution National Museum; accession number 190735; the sections on Houstonia and on Turbinolies have accession numbers 190736 and 190737, respectively.
SCNHRB copy is bound in a volume with an old handwritten note (formerly used as a binder's title) mounted on the front paste-down endpaper: C.S. Rafinesque zoological & botanical papers, also "The pleasures and duties of wealth."
SCNHRB copy is inscribed: 1. at the top of page 1: C. Girard; 2. on the front cover: "H. Th. Jefferson, Monticello" (a possible presentation copy inscribed by Rafinesque to Jefferson; see also QH1 .R13 1820 SCNHRB, the Cullman Library's copy of Rafinesque's Annals of nature, inscribed "Hon[ora]ble. Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, Virginia" and autographed by Girard as well).
SCNHRB copy has a modern dark green paste-paperboard binding with gilt-lettered, red leather spine. The original printed paper cover is bound in.
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