Jessie Munster
@dragonflyjessie.bsky.social
I own an antiquarian bookshop with my husband, Jon, named Munster & Company, coach my kids soccer team, am a Girl Scout Leader, a member of our schools PTA, on the Corvallis School District Budget Committee, and do bookkeeping and upholstery on the side.
(9)Her specialty was ferns, and in addition to publishing about ferns of the Pacific Coast, she co-wrote the book 'A Yosemite Nature' (1912) with her husband, Harvey Monroe Hall.
Although not yet for sale, we couldn't resist sharing this glimpse of the important roles of women in science!
Although not yet for sale, we couldn't resist sharing this glimpse of the important roles of women in science!
March 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
(9)Her specialty was ferns, and in addition to publishing about ferns of the Pacific Coast, she co-wrote the book 'A Yosemite Nature' (1912) with her husband, Harvey Monroe Hall.
Although not yet for sale, we couldn't resist sharing this glimpse of the important roles of women in science!
Although not yet for sale, we couldn't resist sharing this glimpse of the important roles of women in science!
(8)After a short stint in San Diego, Katharine and ger husband moved to San Francisco and donated over 76,000 botanic specimens to UC Berkeley.
At some point this book was gifted by Katharine's husband to another botanist named Carlotta C. Hall (1880-1949), who taught at UC Berkeley.
At some point this book was gifted by Katharine's husband to another botanist named Carlotta C. Hall (1880-1949), who taught at UC Berkeley.
March 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
(8)After a short stint in San Diego, Katharine and ger husband moved to San Francisco and donated over 76,000 botanic specimens to UC Berkeley.
At some point this book was gifted by Katharine's husband to another botanist named Carlotta C. Hall (1880-1949), who taught at UC Berkeley.
At some point this book was gifted by Katharine's husband to another botanist named Carlotta C. Hall (1880-1949), who taught at UC Berkeley.
(7)After joining the California Academy of Sciences, she eventually became the academy's first female curator and also the first paid botany curator in 1883. She married fellow plant collector T.S. Brandegee in 1889, and founded the botanical journal 'Zoe' with H.W. Harkness the following year.
March 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
(7)After joining the California Academy of Sciences, she eventually became the academy's first female curator and also the first paid botany curator in 1883. She married fellow plant collector T.S. Brandegee in 1889, and founded the botanical journal 'Zoe' with H.W. Harkness the following year.
(6)While undergoing her studies, she became interested in botany through studying medical plants, and despite earning her medical degree in 1878, decided not to pursue a career in medicine.
March 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
(6)While undergoing her studies, she became interested in botany through studying medical plants, and despite earning her medical degree in 1878, decided not to pursue a career in medicine.
(5)On top of the scarcity of the first edition, this copy was originally owned by Katharine Brandegee (1844-1920), who was a botanist living in California. She originally trained to be a doctor after her first husband died, and was the third woman to have enrolled at UC Berkeley.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
(5)On top of the scarcity of the first edition, this copy was originally owned by Katharine Brandegee (1844-1920), who was a botanist living in California. She originally trained to be a doctor after her first husband died, and was the third woman to have enrolled at UC Berkeley.
(4)After the second edition was published, the original stereotype plates and other materials the publisher had to produce further printings were destroyed in the great earthquake and fire of 1906 in San Francisco.
March 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
(4)After the second edition was published, the original stereotype plates and other materials the publisher had to produce further printings were destroyed in the great earthquake and fire of 1906 in San Francisco.
(3) According to OCLC, only four copies are in institutional holdings, with most libraries having a copy of the second edition.
March 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
(3) According to OCLC, only four copies are in institutional holdings, with most libraries having a copy of the second edition.
(2) This rare copy of 'The Butterflies of the West Coast' by William Greenwood Wright really is an amazing book in its own right, as this is a first edition copy with 32 colored photographic plates.
March 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
(2) This rare copy of 'The Butterflies of the West Coast' by William Greenwood Wright really is an amazing book in its own right, as this is a first edition copy with 32 colored photographic plates.
That is a lovely tree.
February 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
That is a lovely tree.
Happy Birthday!!!
February 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Happy Birthday!!!
We were among the 500 Backing Small Businesses grantees awarded $10,000 last year, and now have been selected among 25 of the original grantees for an additional enhancement grant that will help us address cultural, environmental, or access needs in our community.
January 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We were among the 500 Backing Small Businesses grantees awarded $10,000 last year, and now have been selected among 25 of the original grantees for an additional enhancement grant that will help us address cultural, environmental, or access needs in our community.
