Illustrated Botanical Books, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth Centuries

No attempt has been made for a comprehensive coverage of the many outstanding illustrated botanical books for this three hundred year period. Rather the aim has been for a combination of interesting illustrators and famous botanists. Like the exhibit on fine bird books, these books on display have been taken from the Rare Books division of Special Collections.

Lists of books donated by John Barnard of Marblehead, undated

This folder contains two lists. One list, much more lengthy, records books Barnard donated to the Harvard College Library on a range of topics. Entries include format, title, author, and publication year and location; many entries have pencilled annotations and one page lists "Books I sent for from London." The value of Barnard's donations in Sterling are occasionally noted. The second document is a list of medical books imported from London for Harvard's library.

Account books of Sylvester Woodbridge, 1792-1826 (inclusive)

Consists of seven account books kept by Dr. Sylvester Woodbridge (1754-1824) from 1792 until his death containing entries that record charges for medical visits and administration of medicines, and sales of sundry and grocery items, as well as occasional personal notes and the names of Woodbridge's apprentices and their participation in his Southampton, Massachusetts, medical practice. Woodbridge's methods of treatment were typical for the era: he most commonly prescribed vomits and purgatives for patients. Volume 6 contains loose pages and letterbooks tucked in related to accounting and to the amount and type of wood Woodbridge was buying for his house, and papers dated after his death.

A little book of New Year's wishes.

Mode of access: Internet.

The natural history of a mountain year.

"Only 50 copies of this four-books-in-one ... were ever issued ... This is no. 27."

The second school year; a course of study with detailed selection of lesson material, arranged by months, and correlated,

"Helpful books for primary grades": p. 237-240.

The autobiography of Goethe : Truth and poetry: from my own life, together with his Annals; or, Day and year papers /

Autobiography, tr. by John Oxenford?

The Souvenir of friendship : a Christmas and New Year's present /

Mode of access: Internet.

Poems and translations : including the first four books of Ovid's Fasti /

Roman calendar: p. [179]-186.

The Atlantic souvenir; a Christmas and New Year's offering. 1826-1832.

After 1832 merged in "The Token".

The Stranger's gift : a Christmas and New Year's present /

Mode of access: Internet.

Memoirs of Dr. Joseph Priestley, to the year 1795 /

"Catalogue of books written by Dr. Priestley": v. 2, p.i-viii.

Sketches from the volume of creation, as displayed in the seasons of the year : an original work for youth /

Versos of title page and dedication leaf and p. [44] and [204] are blank.

Narrative of the recent voyage of Captain Ross to the Arctic regions, in the years 1829-30-31-32-33 : and a notice of Captain Back's expedition; with a preliminary sketch of polar discoveries, from the earliest period to the year 1827.

The preliminary sketch comp. chiefly from "Lardner's cabinet cyclopedia." cf. Pref.

The Amaranth : a literary and religious offering, designed as a Christmas and New Year's present /

Mode of access: Internet.