The Compleat Naturalist : A Life Of Linnaeus

Author: Wilfrid Blunt

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  • : $35.00 AUD
  • : 9780711218413
  • : Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
  • : Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
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  • : 01 March 2001
  • : 250mm X 195mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 65.0
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  • : Wilfrid Blunt
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  • : Hardback
  • : 3rd Revised edition
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  • : 580.92
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  • : 264
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  • : 200 colour illustrations, bibliography
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Barcode 9780711218413
9780711218413

Local Description

2001. A very good copy only marked by very light shelf rubbing to the spine ends and a gift inscription on the front free endpaper. The d/w is unclipped and fine and now in a protective cover.

Description

This biography celebrates the man who will be remembered for ever as the father of modern plant taxonomy. This is an account of Linnaeus the man, his adventures in the wilds of Lapland, his family life and his relations with his pupils, as well as his epoch-making scientific achievements.

Reviews

The definitive work on one of the world's greatest naturalists, the Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus. This beautifully illustrated biography celebrates the man who will be remembered for ever as the father of modern plant taxonomy.