Essay Towards a Natural History of the Corallines, and Other Marine Productions of the like Kind Commonly found on the Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. To which is added the Description of a large Marine Polype taken near the North Pole, by the Whale-fishers, in the Summer 1753.

Essay Towards a Natural History of the Corallines, and Other Marine Productions of the like Kind Commonly found on the Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. To which is added the Description of a large Marine Polype taken near the North Pole, by the Whale-fishers, in the Summer 1753. 88 engravings among 40 plates, 16 folding.

Author: Ellis, John

4to (8.25" x 10.375") 1755. Ellis, John. London: John Ellis. Contemporary full brown speckled leather with double gilt rule with fancy gilt corners to both covers. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt author/title on gilt framed brown leather to second compartment, heavy gilt floral frames and centered gilt floral devices to all other compartments. Bookplate of Thomas Mills to front pastedown. Corners bumped and rubbed with small loss, edgewear. Head of spine chipped with minor loss, front gutter starting. Covers rubbed with mild stains (see pics). Eighty-eight engravings among 40 full page or folding (16) plates. Engraved frontispiece, head and tail pieces.

From Wiki: John Ellis FRS (c. 1710 – 15 October 1776) aka Jean Ellis was a British linen merchant and naturalist. Ellis was the first to have a published written description of the Venus flytrap and its botanical name. The standard author abbreviation J.Ellis is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Ellis specialized in the study of corals. He was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1754 and in the following year published An essay towards the Natural History of the Corallines. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1767. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1774. His A Natural History of Many Uncommon and Curious Zoophytes, written with Daniel Solander, was published posthumously in 1776. Ellis was appointed Royal Agent for British West Florida in 1764, and for British Dominica in 1770. He exported many seeds and native plants from North America to England. He corresponded with many botanists, including Carl Linnaeus.

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