SMITH, James Edward [Carl Linnaeus].
A Selection of the Correspondence of Linnaeus, and Other Naturalists From the Original Manuscripts.
First Edition of James Edward Smith's A Selection of the Correspondence of Linnaeus
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821.
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First edition of this invaluable collection of letters between Carl Linnaeus and his contemporaries. Octavo, two volumes, bound in three-quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within gilt bands. In good condition with toning, splitting to the hinges, and rubbing. Ownership plate in volume one laid in.
Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), also known as Carolus Linnaeus or Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist whose systematic classification of living organisms laid the foundations of modern taxonomy. His most influential work, Systema Naturae (first published in 1735), introduced the binomial nomenclature system—assigning every species a two-part Latin name—which remains the universal standard in biological classification. Linnaeus’s method organized nature into hierarchical categories of kingdom, class, order, genus, and species, reflecting Enlightenment ideals of rational order and empirical observation. His contributions not only revolutionized the natural sciences but also established a lasting framework for understanding biodiversity and the relationships among living things.
A Selection of the Correspondence of Linnaeus, and Other Naturalists From the Original Manuscripts.
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