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79 1825 Botany Martyn T 79 1825 Botany Martyn T
79 1825 Botany Martyn T 79 1825 Botany Martyn T
79 1825 Botany Martyn T 79 1825 Botany Martyn T
79 1825 Botany Martyn T 79 1825 Botany Martyn T
79/1825 [Botany]. Martyn, T. Flora Rustica: Exhibiting Accurate Figures of such Plants as are either Useful or Injurious in Husbandry. London, F.P. Nodder, 1792-1794, 4 parts in 2 vols., 144 handcol. engr. plates, contemp. unif. speckled calf, gilt boardedges and spine w. green mor. letter- and volume-piece.

- Both vols. bookplate on upper pastedown and first free endpaper. Vol.1 one plate w. tear in upper blank margin; 2 plates sl. browned. Vol.2 two plates w. sm. holes; one plate sl. browned.

= Nissen, BBI 1291; Pritzel 5929. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXII.

€ (500-700) 600
79 1826 Botany Matthioli P A 79 1826 Botany Matthioli P A
79 1826 Botany Matthioli P A 79 1826 Botany Matthioli P A
79/1826 [Botany]. (Matthioli, P.A.). (Kreutterbuch (...)). (Frankf. a.M., J. Feyerabend, P. Fischer and. H. Dackes Erben, 1590), (8),460,(24) lvs., num. woodcut ills., modern hcalf, all edges gauffered and handcol. w. i.a. floral motives, folio.

- Lacks the title-p. and lvs. 3 and 4; first 3 present lvs. lack portion lower of outer corner (restored); sl. yellowed/ browned; occas. fingersoiled; first part w. some sm. wormholes.

= The third German edition. Hunt I, 160; Pritzel 5990; Nissen, BBI 1311; Durling 3019.

€ (400-600) 400
79 1827 Botany Meehan T 79 1827 Botany Meehan T
79 1827 Botany Meehan T 79 1827 Botany Meehan T
79/1827 [Botany]. Meehan, T. The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in their Botanical, Horticultural, and Popular Aspects. Vol. 1, 2 and vol. 1, 2nd series. Boston, L. Prang and Co., 1878-1879, 3 (of 4) vols., IX,(1),192; V,(1),200; VII-IX,(1),4-196p., 48/ 48/ 48 chromolithogr. plates, orig. unif. gilt red hmor., all edges marbled.

- Lacks 1 vol.; occas. (sl). foxed. Spine-ends trifle rubbed; backcover of the 3rd vol. ink(?)stained. Good set.

= Nissen, BBI 1331.

€ (120-150) 120
79 1828 Botany Müller W and Kränzlin F 79 1828 Botany Müller W and Kränzlin F
79 1828 Botany Müller W and Kränzlin F 79 1828 Botany Müller W and Kränzlin F
79/1828 [Botany]. Müller, W. and Kränzlin, F. Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden Gebieten vorkommenden Grundformen der Orchideen-Arten. Berlin, R. Friedländer & Sohn, 1904, XIV,(2)p., 60 col. lithogr. plates, each w. accomp. textleaf, orig. clothbacked pict. boards.

- Corners sl. worn. Otherwise fine. = Nissen, BBI 1096.

€ (50-70) 110
79 1829 Botany Oudemans C A J A 79 1829 Botany Oudemans C A J A
79/1829 [Botany]. Oudemans, C.A.J.A. De flora van Nederland. Amst., G.L. Funke, 1872-1874, 2nd enl. ed., 3 text vols. and 1 plate vol., XIX,(1),496; XVIII,576; XXXIX,724p., with 91 handcol. lithogr. plates and 1 uncol. lithogr. plate, num. woodengr. ills., contemp. unif. giltlettered cl. w. mor. letterpiece, 8vo (text vols.) and orig. giltlettered and blindst. cl. w. mor. letterpiece, 4to (plate vol.).

- Occas. (sl.) foxed. All vols. rebacked w. matching backstrip. = Nissen, BBI 1475.

AND the atlas only of the preceding work (91 plates, all but one handcol., loose as issued in orig. cl. portfolio, 4to. Plates trifle yellowed; corners of portfolio sl. worn; backstrip pasted over w. tape).

€ (70-90) 210
79 1830 Botany Oudemans C A J A 79 1830 Botany Oudemans C A J A
79 1830 Botany Oudemans C A J A 79 1830 Botany Oudemans C A J A
79 1830 Botany Oudemans C A J A 79 1830 Botany Oudemans C A J A
79 1830 Botany Oudemans C A J A 79 1830 Botany Oudemans C A J A
79/1830 [Botany]. Oudemans, C.A.J.A. De flora van Nederland. Atlas van Platen. N.pl. (Haarlem), n.publ. (A.C. Kruseman), n.d. (±1872), 92 col. lithogr. plates (1x uncol.), contemp. gilt hcl., obl. 4to.

- Binding sl. worn/ rubbed along extremities.

= Atlas vol. only, published with the 2nd ed. of Oudemans' De Flora van Nederland (1872-1874). Nissen, BBI 1475.

AND 3 others, incl. VILMORIN-ANDRIEUX, Les fleurs de pleine terre comprenant la description et la culture des fleurs annuelles, bisannuelles, vivaces et bulbeuses de pleine terre (Paris, 1894, 4th ed., 7 (double-p.) (chromo)lithogr. plates, ±1600 woodengr. ills., contemp. gilt hmor., 4to. Cf. Nissen, BBI 2065).

€ (60-80) 150
79 1831 Botany Oudemans C A J A 79 1831 Botany Oudemans C A J A
79/1831 [Botany]. Oudemans, C.A.J.A. Neerland's plantentuin. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van sierplanten voor tuin en kamer. Gron., J.B. Wolters, 1865-1867, 3 parts in 1 vol., no pagination, 52 (counted as 54) col. lithogr. plates (1x fold., 1x double-p.), contemp. hmor., 4to.

- A few lvs. sl. frayed along edges. Binding dam. and stained. = Nissen, BBI 1477.

€ (50-70) 140
79 1832 Botany Paxton J 79 1832 Botany Paxton J
79/1832 [Botany]. Paxton, J. Magazine of Botany. Year 1848. London, Orr & Smith, 1848, XII,280p., 49 (5 fold.) handcol. engr. plates, contemp. gilt hmor.

- Ex library copy w. (punched out) stamps on first and last few lvs. Spine worn.

= Nissen, BBI 2351.

€ (80-100) 180
79 1833 Botany Pratt A 79 1833 Botany Pratt A
79 1833 Botany Pratt A 79 1833 Botany Pratt A
79/1833 [Botany]. Pratt, A. The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Great Britain. London, SPCK, n.d. (±1860), 3 vols., X,256; XVIII,247; XXV,(1),251p., 241 col. lithogr. plates (1x monochr.), orig. unif. hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces.

- One plate loose. A good/ fine set. = Blunt p.236; cf. Nissen BBI, 1562.

€ (150-250) 700
79 1834 Botany Pratt A 79 1834 Botany Pratt A
79 1834 Botany Pratt A 79 1834 Botany Pratt A
79 1834 Botany Pratt A 79 1834 Botany Pratt A
79 1834 Botany Pratt A 79 1834 Botany Pratt A
79 1834 Botany Pratt A 79 1834 Botany Pratt A
79 1834 Botany Pratt A 79 1834 Botany Pratt A
79/1834 [Botany]. Pratt, A. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain, and their Allies The Club Mosses, Pepperworts and Horsetails. London/ New York, F. Warne and Co./ Scribner, Welford and Armstrong, n.d. (1873), 3rd ed., 6 vols., 319 (all but one) col. woodengr. plates, orig. unif. gilt dec. cl., a.e.g.

- Second vol. first 3 lvs. (incl. frontisp. plate and title) loose.

= Nissen, BBI 1562; Sitwell/ Blunt, Great flower books 1700-1900, p.236. Not in Pritzel.

€ (100-150) 800
79 1835 Botany Pratt A 79 1835 Botany Pratt A
79 1835 Botany Pratt A 79 1835 Botany Pratt A
79/1835 [Botany]. Pratt, A. The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges & Ferns of Great Britain and their Allies The Club Mosses, Horsetails, &c. Ed. E. Step. London, F. Warne, 1899-1900, new ed., 4 vols., 319 col. woodengr. plates, 5 tinted plates, orig. unif. giltlettered hmor., t.e.g.

- First few leaves of vol. 2-4 sm. receding stain in blank left upper corner. Otherwise contents fine. Backstrips and corners sl. rubbed; 2 vols. top of spine sl. chipped. A good set.

= Nissen, BBI 1562; not in Pritzel.

€ (100-150) 160
79 1836 Botany Robinson W ed 79 1836 Botany Robinson W ed
79 1836 Botany Robinson W ed 79 1836 Botany Robinson W ed
79 1836 Botany Robinson W ed 79 1836 Botany Robinson W ed
79/1836 [Botany]. Robinson, W. (ed.). Flora and Sylva. A Monthly Review for Lovers of Garden, Woodland, Tree or Flower. Vol. 1-3 (all published). London, the Author, 1903-1905, 1st ed., 3 vols., (6),324; (6),392; (6),360p., 55 (of 66) chromolithogr. plates, num. woodengr. ills., contemp. unif. gilt hvellum, 4to.

- Lacks 11 plates. Apart from some occas. foxing a fine set.

= Nissen, BBI 2251.

€ (100-150) 325
79 1837 Botany Sherard W ed 79 1837 Botany Sherard W ed
79 1837 Botany Sherard W ed 79 1837 Botany Sherard W ed
79/1837 [Botany]. Sherard, W. (ed.). Schola botanica sive catalogus plantarum (...) Paradisi Batavi prodromus. Amst., 1689, H. Wetstenius, (8),382 [of 386],(26)p., contemp. vellum, 12mo.

- Lacks p.131-134. Annot. on title-p. partly errased w. loss of editor's name; first and final lvs. sl. wormholed; hinges broken; a few lvs. loose(ning); partly browned; occas. sl. foxed/ stained. Vellum over covers renewed; sl. stained.

= In this very rare publication, the English botanist William Sherard (1659-1728) catalogues the plants in the Jardin du Roi (the royal gardens of Louis XIV) and the Leyden University botanical garden, studied by resp. Joseph Pitton de Tournefort and Paul Hermann, whose observations ultimately resulted in their principal works: Eléments de botanique (Paris, 1694) and Paradisus batavus (Leyden, 1698). Year of publication noted on title page as "MDCXIC", which STCN interprets as 1691. ODNB; Davy de Virville, Histoire de la Botanique en France (Paris, 1954), p.43.

€ (250-350)
79 1838 Botany Sowerby J E and Smith J E 79 1838 Botany Sowerby J E and Smith J E
79 1838 Botany Sowerby J E and Smith J E 79 1838 Botany Sowerby J E and Smith J E
79 1838 Botany Sowerby J E and Smith J E 79 1838 Botany Sowerby J E and Smith J E
79 1838 Botany Sowerby J E and Smith J E 79 1838 Botany Sowerby J E and Smith J E
79/1838 [Botany]. Sowerby, J.E. and Smith, J.E. English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth. (...) The Figures by James Sowerby. London, R. (and J.E.) Taylor for C.E. (and J.) Sowerby, (1832)-1846, 2nd ed., 12 vols., 2580 contemp. (partly) handcol. lithogr. plates and 139 supplementary (partly) handcol. plates, contemp. unif. cl.

- Text not collated, but apparently complete. All vols. occas. sl. foxed; 2 bookplates on upper pastedown; scattered library stamps; 1 vol. bookblock broken; 1 vol. two lvs. loose. Poor bindings: backstrips loosening (5 vols. lack backstrip); 5 vols. covers loose.

= Nissen, BBI 2225. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXII.

ADDED: Idem. Supplement to English Botany. Vol. XIII. Ed. N.E. Brown. London, G. Belle & Sons, 1913, 3rd ed., VIII,(2),VIII,213,(1)p., 13 (handcol.) lithogr. plates, orig. gilt green cl., t.e.g.

- Fore-edge sl. foxed. = Cf. Nissen, BBI 2227.

€ (400-600) 1100
79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E 79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E
79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E 79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E
79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E 79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E
79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E 79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E
79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E 79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E
79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E 79 1839 Botany Sowerby J E
79/1839 [Botany]. Sowerby, J.E. English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants. Vol. I-XII/ Supplement to vol. I-IV. London, R. Hardwicke/ G. Bell & Sons, 1863-1892, 3rd enl. and re-arranged ed., 13 vols., 1952 contemp. handcol. lithogr. plates, contemp. unif. gilt hmor., t.e.g., sm. 4to.

- Occas. sl. foxed; spines sunned, and rubbed, mostly on joints; some joints starting to split.

= Nissen, BBI 2227. Good set. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXII.

€ (300-500) 600
79 1840 Botany Step E 79 1840 Botany Step E
79 1840 Botany Step E 79 1840 Botany Step E
79 1840 Botany Step E 79 1840 Botany Step E
79/1840 [Botany]. Step, E. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse. London/ New York, F. Warne & Co., 1896-1897, 4 vols., 4 chromolithogr. frontisp., 312 chromolithogr. plates, orig. unif. gilt cl., t.e.g.

- A (very) fine set, in the orig. bindings.

= Nissen, BBI 1887. Nice plates of i.a. roses, orchids and tulips. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXII.

€ (400-600) 400
79 1841 Botany Thomé O W 79 1841 Botany Thomé O W
79 1841 Botany Thomé O W 79 1841 Botany Thomé O W
79 1841 Botany Thomé O W 79 1841 Botany Thomé O W
79/1841 [Botany]. Thomé, O.W. Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Gera (pasted over w. address Gera, E. Koehler), (1903-1905), 2nd ed., 4 vols., 616 chromolithogr. plates, contemp. unif. hmor. w. gilt spine.

- Fine set. = Nissen, BBI 1947.

€ (200-300) 300
79 1842 Botany Vilmorin P P A Lévèque de 79 1842 Botany Vilmorin P P A Lévèque de
79/1842 [Botany]. Vilmorin, P.P.A. Lévèque de. Blumengärtnerei. Beschreibung, Kultur und Verwendung des gesamten Pflantzenmaterials für deutsche Gärten. Ed. A. Vos. Berlin, Paul Parey, 1896, 3rd rev. ed., 2 vols., VIII,78,(2),1264; (4),244p., 100 chromolithogr. plates, 1272 ills., orig. unif. gilt hmor.

- Frontcovers w. stain in upper left corner; joints rubbed; spine-ends worn/ sl. dam.

€ (50-70) 110
79 1843 Botany Voorhelm G 79 1843 Botany Voorhelm G
79 1843 Botany Voorhelm G 79 1843 Botany Voorhelm G
79 1843 Botany Voorhelm G 79 1843 Botany Voorhelm G
79/1843 [Botany]. Voorhelm, G. Traité sur la jacinte. Contenant la manière de la cultiver suivant l'expérience qui en a été faite par George Voorhelm, Fleuriste d'Harlem. Haarlem, C.H. Bohn, 1762, 2nd revised and corrected ed., (5),8-13,(3),127,(1)p. engr. portrait of the author, 2 fold. engr. plates of hyacinths, 1 plate depicting a bulb-flowerbed, contemp. hvellum w. later marbled boards.

- Lacks, as usual/ always(?) in the second edition, leaf *3 (this was the dedication to Marco comte d'Odescalqui in the first edition and has been omitted in this edition). Three bookplates; tipped-in annots. by Van den Broek on upper pastedown. A fine copy.

= Pritzel 9852; Nissen, BBI 2079N; Krelage p.586, 605, 608 and passim. On the author at length T.T. Mantel, ''Waardevol oud papier uit Haarlem''. In: Waardevol oud papier. Haarlem, 1996, p.215-228. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIII.

€ (600-800) 600
79 1844 Botany Voorhelm G 79 1844 Botany Voorhelm G
79/1844 [Botany]. Voorhelm, G. Traité sur la jacinte. Contenant la manière de la cultiver suivant l'expérience qui en a été faite par George Voorhelm, Fleuriste d'Harlem. Haarlem, C.H. Bohn, 1762, 2nd revised and corrected ed., 13,(3),127,(1)p., engr. portrait of the author, 2 fold. engr. plates of hyacinths, 1 plate depicting a bulb-flowerbed, contemp. wr.

- Lacks, as usual/ always(?) in the second edition, leaf *3 (this was the dedication to Marco comte d'Odescalqui in the first edition and has been omitted in this edition). Fine copy.

= Pritzel 9852; Nissen, BBI 2079N; Krelage p.586, 605, 608 and passim. On the author at length T.T. Mantel, ''Waardevol oud papier uit Haarlem''. In: Waardevol oud papier. Haarlem, 1996, p.215-228. Ex libris Med. Dr. C. Rasch. With contemp. owner's entry on the title-p.: "Bibliotheca monasterii Sancti Martini Tornaci dedicavit R.D. Baclow supprior 1776". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIII.

€ (400-600)
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