Auction 796, Lot # 252

EB - Bryant, Charles.
Flora Diaetetica: Or, History of Esculent Plants, Both Domestic and Foreign.
London: B. White, 1783.
4o., XVI + 379 p. + 6 h. de índice.
In which they are accurately described, and reduced to their Linnaean Generic and Specific Names. With Their English Names annexed, and ranged under Eleven General Heads, Viz. Esculent, 1 Roots. 2 Shoots, Stalks, &c. 3 Leaves. 4 Flowers. 5 Berries. 6 Stone-fruit. 7 Apples. 8 Legumens. 9 Grain. 10 Nuts, 11 Funguses. And a particular Account of the Manner of using them; their native Places of Growth; their several Varieties, and physical Properties: Together with whatever is otherwise curious, or very remarkable in each Species. The whole so methodized, as to form a short Introduction to the Science of Botany.
Texto sin refinar, manchas de humedad en primeras y últimas hojas, última hoja restaurada y notas manuscritas.
Encuadernado en pasta dura.
Tratado de botánica relativo a las plantas comestibles, basado en la clasificación de Carlos Linneo. Con notas sobre la manera de emplearlas, origen y sus propiedades físicas y alimenticias. Obra empleada comúnmente por los cocineros de la época, ya que incluye una descripción de los sabores de frutas, nueces, hongos, moras, etc.
Estimado $ 7,000-9,000