On the principle of vitality, a discourse delivered in the First Church of Boston, Tuesday, June 8th, 1790. Before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

by Benjamin Waterhouse

$700 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

Boston: Thomas and John Fleet, 1790. 4to. iv , 24, 2 pp. FIRST EDITION. Original wrappers; worn, partially torn, staining and paper repairs to a few leaves and general browning due to paper stock. Item #19221 First edition; it was later reprinted as part of his work The Botanist in 1811. Waterhouse provides an overview of the principles surrounding vitality, animation and life, as

• Binding: Wrappers

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