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(Code No. 4223)Maund, B.The Botanic Garden:Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants Cultivated in Great Britain...Volume 1 & part 2.London. Simpkin, Marshall Co. 1825-26. 8vo, [6 1/2 x 8 ins.] Pp. 2 Engraved titles + 2 Additional titles + 24 Hand-coloured engraved plates, scattered foxing + Descriptive text with each plate, scattered foxing & one page of text lacking 5 words. Original half morocco, rubbed. Raised spine bands with gilt-decorated panels, lacking 1/2in section from top of spine.
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| (Code No. 4048)Robinson. Matthew.The New Family Herbal and Botanic Physician.London. W, Nicholson. 1863. 12mo, [6 x 4 ins.] Frontis + engraved title, (as above) + Additional title + including, pp. 1-480 Text + 24 Hand coloured botanical full page plates. Original decorated cloth, faded with some wear.
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(Code No. 3958)M'INTOSH, Charles.The New and Improved Practical Gardener and Modern Horticulturist.London. Thomas Kelly. 1856. 8vo. Pp iv, 972 , 14 appendix, lacks portrait frontis & one page of the appendix, damaged +10 Hand-coloured engraved plates. + text illustrations throughout. Original calf gilt, marked and faded, slight split to hinge.
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(Code
No. 3256)Watson W & Bean W.
ORCHIDS.Their Culture and Management. with Descriptions of all Kinds
In General Cultivation.London, L. Upcott & Gill, 1890, 1st issue of the 1st Edition
in 11 of the 12 ORIGINAL PARTS. 8vo, [5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ins]. Pp 1 to
96. 145 to 554, (24) adverts, (8) adverts, xi. 7 of 8 chromolithographic
(colour printed) plates, part 3 missing. Many folding and single page
black and white illustrations. Decorated printed wrappers, Rare
edition.
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(Code
No. 3226DP)LOUDON, JANE: The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants.London. William, Smith. 1841,1st edn. 4to, [9 x 11 ins]. Pp x, 270.
48 of 58 Beautiful hand-coloured lithographic botanical plates. Plates
1 & 5, foxing spots. All other plates very clean. Original
full morocco gilt. Covers detached.
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| London.
Groombridge and Sons. 1857. 8vo [ 6 x 9ins ]. Vol.2.- Classes vi.
to xv.Pp (25) 461-930. (14 index & English names index). 96
HAND COLOURED ENGRAVED BOTANICAL FULL PAGE PLATES, some
very slight offsetting, vg. Original embossed cloth gilt. Edges
untrimmed, vg. This volume describes and illustrates the many varieties
of raspberries, roses, hawthorn, chickweeds, stock, foxgloves, and
herbs etc. Fine copy. |
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