The Botanical Text-Book; Part I; Structural Botany or Organography on the Basis of Morphology, Asa Gray, 1880

This is the sixth edition of American botanist Asa Gray’s influential textbook, first published in 1842. This volume, Part I, focuses on structural botany (organography) – the study of plant form and function – framed within the principles of morphology, taxonomy, and phytography. It also includes a detailed glossary of botanical terms, making it a comprehensive guide for students, educators, and plant scientists of the late 19th century.

Gray was one of the most prominent botanists of his time, and his work helped formalise botanical education in the United States while also bridging the scientific communities of Britain and America. 

The Botanical Text-Book (Sixth edition); Part I; Structural Botany or Organography on the Basis of Morphology. To Which is Added the principles of Taxonomy and Phytography, and A Glossary of Botanical Terms, by Asa Gray, LL.D., Etc., Fisher Professor of Natural History (Botany) in Harvard University.

Published by Macmillan and Company, 1880 (first edition was in 1842).

A good green cloth hardback in the original Publisher's binding. With light wear and bumping, and a little give in the spine, which is slightly darker than the front and rear covers. With printed blind-stamped black lined decoration, and gilt titles to spine. Some cracking to the plain dark brown endpapers. With previous owner's signature to first free endpaper.

The text is very good throughout - bright and clean with mild age-toning to page edges. Well-illustrated throughout.

Text in English.

xii + 442pp.

Dimensions: approximately 223mm  x 154mm x 37mm.

Weight: Approximately 1030g (unpacked).