HARVEY, William (1811-1866)
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HARVEY, William (1811-1866). Nereis boreali-americana, or, Contributions to a history of the marine algae of North America. Washington City: The Smithsonian Institution, 1852-1858. A comprehensive and superbly illustrated monograph on the marine algae of North America. Harvey was an important Irish botanist whose herbarium is today located at Trinity College, Dublin. Nissen BBI 804. 3 volumes, large quarto (316 x 236mm). 50 lithographed plates printed in colour and finished by hand (some spots). Original green cloth, vols.1-2 stamped in blind and gilt (a few marks).
