SELECT REMAINS OF THE LEARNED JOHN RAY, M.A. AND F.R.S. WITH HIS LIFE
London, England: George Scott (printed by Ja. Dodsley in Pall-Mall & J. Walter, at Charing-Cross), 1760. First Edition. Leather-bound. 8vo. Brown cloth over marbled paper, with the worn remnants of leather-covered corners. vii,[1],336p.,plate :port. Frontis portrait of Joannes Rajus (John Ray). Spotting and offset from opposite frontis portrait, to title page. Two parts to this work, though pages contiguously numbered: a 100-page biography of Mr. Ray. The second, longer part, entitled "MR. RAY'S ITINERARIES" taken from Ray's own manuscript diary, encompasses about 235 pp.and encompassed country walks, hikes, observations of the natural world -- even meals.In three different journeys (1658, 1661, 1662) Ray had travelled through the greater part of Great Britain, and these selections from his private notes of these journeys were edited by George Scott in 1760, under this present title of "Mr Ray's Itineraries". Nice large font size, very clean pages! Good Plus. Item #85542
John Ray was an innovative and celebrated polymath (Clergyman, Natural Scientist, Mathemetician, etc.) to whom the existence of (Linnean) Taxonomy owes no small debt. . He published important works on botany, zoology, and natural theology.
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