Adam's THE LIBRARY COLLECTION 1st May 2024

75 www.adams.ie The Library Collection | 1 st May 2024 135 SMITH, John Thomas [1766-1833]: Remarks on Rural Scenery, Printed for, and sold by Nath- aniel Smith, ancient Printseller at Rembrandt’s Head, May’s Buildings, St. Martin’s Land, and I. T. Smith, at No. 40 Frith Street, Soho, 1797, Grecian engraved title, subscribers list and 20 black and white engravings by and after Smith, disbound, lacking upper cover € 200 - 300 136 BARTON, William P.C.: Compendium Florae Philadelphicae containing a description of the INDIGENOUS andNATURLISEDPLANTS found within a circuit of Ten Miles around PHILADELPHIA (2 vols.) Philadelphia (M.Carey & Son) 1818 both fly-leaves inscribed ‘To Professor James with the sincere regards of the author July 1818’, tree calf, joints split, worn € 300 - 500 137 SAY, Thomas [1787-1834] American Entomology or Descriptions of the insects of North America, two volumes (only) tall 8vo. Philadelphia 1824, with thirty-five coloured plates after T.R. Peale engraved by C. Tiebout, disbound, retaining printers pink boards, engraved green label on upper cover of vol. one Thomas Say [1787-1834] has been considered the father of American entomology and conchology. He was a founding member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. This, his magnum opus was published in 1824, 1825 and 1828. € 500 - 800 Property from Dawesfield, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania