Sales catalogue 93: Davis & Orioli

Date:
20th century
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/31/7
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 93: Davis & Orioli. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BOOKS ON FLOWERS, ETC.—continued. 5 Maunp (B.) The Botanic Garden ; consisting of highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants cultivated in Great Britain. London, 1825-1845 £10/10/- Ato. Contemporary russia, gilt, g.e. 10 vols. With 288 coloured plates, each divided into four parts, each measuring 62 by) 80 mm. A fine copy. The same. 1827-1829 30/- Ato. Green cloth. 2 vols bound in 4. Containing 44 coloured plates (plates 29-72). 6 Watson (P. W.) Dendrologia Britannica or Trees and Shrubs that will live in the open air of Britain throughout the year. London, 1825 £5/10/- 8vo. 2 vols. Contemporary calf. With 172 coloured plates. A most attractive book giving illustrations of most of the garden shrubs grown in Britain at the beginning of the 19th century, with their countries of origin. 7 DEscouRTILZ (Michael Etienne) Flore médicale des Antilles. Paris, 1821-1833 | £4/10/- 8vo. Svols. Vol 1 bound in quarter linen; Vols 2-8 in quarter roan. With 596 coloured plates (should be 600, wants Nos. 297, 298, 305 and 306, also title to Vol 3, and pages 301-316 in Vol 4). Plates 381-384 are wncut and come from another copy. 8 Moore (Thomas) and Ayres (William P.) The Gardener’s Magazine of Botany, Horticulture, Floriculture and Natural Science. London, 1850- 1851 — £4/15/- 4to. Half calf. 3 vols. With nearly 100 attractive coloured plates, mostly of’ flowers, and a few of insects and fruit. They measure 180 by 255 mm. 9 RoscoE (Mrs. Edward) Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, consisting of representations drawn from Nature of some of the most beautiful, hardy and. rare Herbaceous plants cultivated in the Flower Garden. London, 1829 £12/12/-- Small folio. Old green calf, gilt. With 55 beautiful and very decorative CO plates of flowers, 230 by 230 mm. First edition. Very rare. One page of text repaired and the margins of a few of the plates rather closely: cut, but in excellent condition. 10 McDonarLp (Alexander) A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening rt 5A comprehending all the Modern Improvements in the Art... with correct: engravings ...from original drawings by Sydenham Edwards. London,, 1807 £9/9/]-; Small folio. Half calf. 2 vols. With 61 fine coloured plates of flowers,, measuring 205 by 260 mm. 1 Re The first appearance of these decorative plates, which were later to appear a in Sydenham Edwards's Botanic Garden, 1812. Rare. 11 Epwarps (Sydenham) The New Flora Britannica, illustrated with 1333 plants, engraved by Sansom, from the original pictures . . . and coloured with: the greatest exactness from Sydenham Edwards. London, 1812 £8/10/-- Folio. Old red morocco, gilt. With 61 very fine coloured plates of flowers. Thee list of contents is missing, as usual. 11a The same. Another copy £6/15/-- The plates only, without the letterpress. Bound tn old half calf.
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