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(BOTANICAL.) Hill, John, “Sir.”
The Family Herbal; or, An Account of
All Those English Plants, which are remarkable for their Virtues, and of the
Drugs which are produced by Vegetables of other Countries.
54 hand-colored
engraved plates. viii, xl, 376 pages. 8vo, contemporary tree calf, rebacked; minor stains,
soiling, or offsetting on some plates.
Bungay: C. Brightly and T. Kinnersley, circa 1810?
[250/350]
WITH
:
Brook, Richard.A Plain and Easy Introduction to the Science of Botany according to the
System of Linnaeus. 22 hand-colored wood-engraved botanical plates; 2 uncolored full-length
anatomical figures afterVesalius. xxxvi, 416 pages. Small 8vo, contemporary
1
/
2
calf; contents generally
clean, plates slightly cropped with minimal image loss. London: S.Y. Collins, mid-19th century.
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(BOTANICAL.) Hunt, P. Francis.
Orchidaceae.
40 lovely color plates by Mary
A. Grierson. Folio, original gilt-lettered vellum; original cloth slipcase.
ONE OF
600
NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY HUNT AND GRIERSON
.
(Bourton): Bourton Press, 1973
[350/500]
WITH
—
Karasawa. Orchid Atlas.Volumes 1 and 4.Together, 2 volumes. Profusion of plates.
Small folio, cloth; dust jackets. (Tokyo, 1987; 1986).
254
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(BOTANICAL.)
L’Illustration Horticole: revue Périodique des Serres et
des Jardins.
Group of 27 issues from the series, with much duplication. Over 70
chromolithographed plates. 8vo, original wrappers, some wear; internally clean. List
available on request. Gand, 1872-81
[150/250]
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(BOTANICAL.) Mee, Margaret.
Flowers of the Brazilian Forest.
32 color plates
by Mee, including frontispiece. Folio,
1
/
4
gilt-lettered morocco; cloth slipcase, minor wear at
extremities.
ONE OF
400
NUMBERED COPIES IN
1
/
4
MOROCCO
. (London, 1968)
[350/500]
WITH
—
Lindley, John. Sertum Orchidaceum. Profusion of color plates. Folio, publisher’s cloth.New
York and Amsterdam, circa 1971. One of 1000 numbered copies of the Johnson facsimile edition.
256
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(BOTANICAL.) Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de.
Institutiones rei herbariae.
Volume 2 (of 3). Engraved title and 252 plates. 4to, contemporary sheep, heavily worn,
top 2 spine compartments off; contents toned, sometimes heavily, scattered small stains.
[Paris, 1719]
[250/350]
257
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(BOTANICAL.) Veitch, James and Sons.
A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants.
Profusion of plates and maps. 2 volumes.Thick 8vo, contemporary
1
/
2
calf.
London, 1887-94
[600/900]
258
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(BOTANICAL.) Watson, W.
Orchids: Their Culture and Management.
Numerous plates, including many chromolithographed. Thick 8vo, publisher’s pictorial
cloth, slight wear at extremities. London, [1890]
[100/150]
WITH
—
Modern reprint of the above. (1979).
259
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(BOTANICAL.)
Group of 3 volumes dealing with orchids.
8vo, original
cloth; condition noted. London, vd
[120/180]
Watson. Orchids: Their Culture and Management. Binding somewhat worn. 1890 *
Williams.The Orchid-Grower’s Manual. Seventh Edition. Hinges starting. 1894 * Curtis.
Orchids:Their Description and Cultivation. Partial hole in rear cover. (1950).
