American Medical Botany 3 leather Volumes Jacob Bigelow Start Price USD 5,000.00 Current Price USD 5,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 05, 2008 End Time Friday, September 12, 2008 Location Essex, Connecticut See more about 'American Medical Botany 3 leather Volumes Jacob Bigelow' Description One of a Kind A n t i q u e s a n d A r t Click HERE for our other AUCTIONS American Medical Botany, 3 Volumes by Jacob Bigelow Click on the thumbnails to view enlargements American Medical Botany books in 3 volumes by Jacob Bigelow M. D. c1817. The set contains sixty color plates comprising ten hand colored copper engravings and fifty plates printed in colors, probably from an etched stone, some finished by hand. Half title in second and third volumes. Contemporary three quarter green calf and red marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines. Minor wear to extremities. Scattered foxing. Bookplates on front pastedowns. Plates also with some minor foxing. Overall very good. We are told this was the first American book with color-printing, and also a foundation work in American botanical studies, notable for its fine plates. Bigelow, a native of Massachusetts, attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became keenly interested in botany as a student of Benjamin Smith Barton, then a professor as well as the leading botanist in the United States. Following his graduation in 1810 he entered private practice in Boston, and himself became a professor at Harvard Medical School, in 1815. Each of the tree volumes measures 10 and one half inches by 7 and one quarter inches by 1 inch. Shipping extra. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut add 6% state sales tax. Buyers outside the USA are responsible for any taxes,tariffs or customs that might apply. CLICK HERE ! to view our huge inventory of available rare and unusual items and to learn more about our antiques business Established in 1975. Now located in our new expanded 8000 sqft space at 36d Plains Rd Essex CT USA 06426. Filled with Fine Art and rare antiques from all categories and periods. You can visit us online 24/7 at oneofakindantiques.com where we have over 4000 antique items listed in the following categories, estate jewelry, fine art,period furniture and Modern If you have any questions about our business or Antiquities to Modern auctions. We always welcome rare or unusual antiques, Fine Art and jewelry consignments. Feel free to visit us online at oneofakindantiques.com or EMAIL US You can Shop the old fashion way by visiting our gallery Open Friday and Saturday 10 am - 5pm or by appointment. We do not accept paypal. Only personal checks, mo orders or wire transfers. CCard sales on ebay, or online are limited to under $750. FOR OUT OF THE COUNTRY SALES Wire transfers Only!. We do take ccards with out a limit when sales are paid for in person at our gallery, where we can ask for an ID and swipe the ccard.WE do ship. We have all items professionally packed, insured and shipped by a UPS affilate store. When an item is packed by one of their own stores UPS can not claim the item was not properly packed if damaged in shipping. UPS has a history of denied claims for items packed by sellers. For a shipping quote on small or mid size items call our local UPS store at 860-664-0066 or email them at store3757@theupsstore.com PLEASE! DO NOT go to UPS.COM and try to figure out the shipping charges by entering the measurements of the item. The piece will have to be properly packed and then put in a proper, strong box (which meets the UPS standards) and then that box has to be put inside another box and properly packed. This will make the size increase along with materials and shipping charges. Many items become oversized when packed properly,which does raise shipping costs over normal rates. You should Visit our website at oneofakindantiques.com to read our customer feedback to see what other customers have thought about their purchases from us, along with detailed mailing instructions. All Shipping charges are paid by purchaser. We use www.plyconvanlines.com for furniture shipments anywhere in the United States. They delivery blanket wrapped door to door inside your home. For local deliveries to NY,Boston NJ and other areas within a two or three hour drive we have a very reasonable local shipper. We do not make money on shipping. What ever they quote us is what we will charge you. Place a Bid!