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Show threadFaintdreamsSep 28, 2025

@pooserville that reminds me of this:

"In 1839 the third volume of the parochial history appeared, containing an account of the Roman wall; in it Hodgson first clearly established the claim of Emperor Hadrian to be considered as its builder; notably, as the claim isn't a claim on Northumbrian history, it is formatted as a 166-page footnote in the book, taking up about half the book's length. "
- Wikipedia John Hodgson's History of Northumberland

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hodgson_(antiquary)

#Footnotes #Wikipedia

John Hodgson (antiquary) - Wikipedia

Show threadJohn McChesney-YoungSep 29, 2025
@Faintdreams @pooserville That's wonderful! It reminded me of Charles Darwin's 4 volumes on barnacles, two on fossil and two on extant species: https://darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialIntroductions/Richmond_cirripedia.html.
Darwin Online: Darwin's Study of the Cirripedia

Show threadSordid Amok!Sep 29, 2025
@pooserville Golden age of naturalist writers.
Show thread@IanAMartin HAS MOVED!Sep 29, 2025
@pooserville I am surprised that no one has complained about the change in colour for the binding leather. That seems to me to be a massive irritant! Unless there is some change in the colour of the ferns discussed in Vol 1–3 vs 4–8, I would like to know WTAF are they NOT the SAME COLOUR‽ Jeepers!!
Show threadThinkaholic is 🐸 antifaSep 29, 2025
@IanAMartin Since the bottom of the lighter books’ spines matches the darker books I suspect they were originally the same color and they were faded by sunlight or something similar.
Show threadWanderin' Weeta 🍁Sep 29, 2025
@pooserville
Darwin studied earthworms for 40 years. He played music to them and wrote his last book all about it.
Neuro-typical, right?
Show threadCGdoppelpunktSep 29, 2025

@pooserville

Who is the author?

Show threadThinkaholic is 🐸 antifaSep 29, 2025
@CGdoppelpunkt E. J. Lowe. Apparently it can be yours for only $1200! https://www.carolinianararebooks.com/pages/books/12074/e-j-lowe/ferns-british-and-exotic-8-volume-set
Ferns: British and Exotic 8 Volume Set by E. J LOWE on Caroliniana Rare Books

London: Groombridge and Sons, 1856-1860. Leather bound. Eight volume set. Octavos, each volume 11 x 7 , in lovely bindings of quarter green morocco with red marbled boards, spines in six compartments with gilt decoration and lettering, gilt illustration of a deer to lower spine of each volume. A nice set with foxing to endpapers, title pages, and text block edges, mild wear and rubbing to covers along edges, occasional damp staining to portions of text block

Caroliniana Rare Books
Show threadJohn McChesney-YoungSep 29, 2025
@pooserville @CGdoppelpunkt The ebook version is not nearly as satisfying as the print but for those whose bathrobe pockets are lacking quite that much spare change, the Biodiversity Heritage Library has you covered: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/108777#page/10/mode/1up. (Also saves shelf space.)
v.1 (1856) - Ferns: British and exotic... - Biodiversity Heritage Library

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