RAY, John (1627-1705). Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Britannicarum. London: S. Smith & B. Walford, 1696.

8vo (186 x 111mm). Imprimatur leaf before title. (Some minor pale dampstaining to upper margins on title and preliminaries, occasional minor marginal soiling or spotting, short tear on lower margin of (a*8) in the second work.) Contemporary English green stained gilt-panelled vellum, edges gilt (rebacked to match, covers very bowed). Provenance: Rev. William Richardson (signature on title and small booklabel); John Payne (signature on front free endpaper); Robert M. Young, Belfast (signature in blue pencil on front free endpaper).

Second edition of the Synopsis, which includes Rivinus’ letter to Ray (Rivini… epistola ad Joan. Raivm, cum ejusdem responsoria), at end as issued. This copy also contains Ray’s De variis plantarum methodis disseration brevis (Wing R390), bound between these parts with a separate title and pagination, also published by Smith & Walford, 1696. Henrey notes: “With some copies of Ray’s Synopsis… Editio secunda, 1696 is bound the author’s De variis plantarum methodis dissertatio brevis, 1696.”

Henrey 322; Wing R407; ESTC R17299.

Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil

RAY, John (1627-1705). Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Britannicarum. London: S. Smith & B. Walford, 1696.

RAY, John (1627-1705). Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Britannicarum. London: S. Smith & B. Walford, 1696.