Title: Book cover of Sowerby's The ferns of Great Britain
Creator: Finnin, Denis
Subject: Rare books, Botany, Plants, Europe
Specimen Location: American Museum of Natural History Library Rare Book Collection
Rights: Information on rights available at the repository
Repository: American Museum of Natural History
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
Note: Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library, Gilt stamped book
Imprint: London, J. E. Sowerby, 1855
Identifier: b10160929
Description of Publication: 87 p. 49 col. pl. 24 cm.
Department / Discipline: Botany
Date of Publication: 1855
Date: 2011
Coverage: Great Britain, United Kingdom
Collection Title: Rare Book Collection
Collection Name: Rare Book Collection
Collection Description: The images of the Rare Book Collection highlight some of the art, illustrations, engravings, maps, and sketches from the over 14,000 rare materials housed at the Library. The Museum Library’s Rare Book Collection includes field diaries and scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest at the Museum. This image collection commences with all of the artwork showcased in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library: Essays & Plates, a book edited by the Library’s Director, published in October, 2012.
Call Number: QK527 .S73 1855
Book Title: The ferns of Great Britain: illustrated by John E. Sowerby... The descriptions, synonyms, etc., by Charles Johnson.