75/2136 [Botany]. Curtis, W. The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed: in Which The most Ornamental Foreign Plants (...) are accurately represented in their natural colours. Vol. 1-12. London, S. Couchman for W. Curtis, 1787-1798, 12 parts in 6 vols., 432 handcol. (1 uncol.) engr. plates (1 fold.) w. accomp. text leaf, contemp. unif. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece (vol. 1-5)/ contemp. gilt polished treecalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces (vol. 6).

- Occas. trifle foxed. Vol. 1-5 cover sl. chafed; vol. 6 frontcover loose.

= Nissen BBI, 2350; Hunt 689; Pritzel 2007; Henrey 472. "The first and most important botanical magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions" (Hunt). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXV.