British Phaenogamous Botany; Or, Figures And Descriptions Of The Genera Of British Flowering Plants
Oxford: J.H. Parker, 1834-1843. Second edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 22 x 14 cm. 2nd edition, 509 hand-colored engraved plates colored by the author's daughter and daughter-in-law -- with detailed botanical descriptions for each. Index for each volume. Spines decorated and lettered in gilt, rubbing to backstrip extremities and spines. BLUNT [GREAT FLOWER BOOKS] notes, "For his work on the British flora, an attractive and, in the main, well-illustrated book......are superior to those in Sowerby." NISSEN BBI 107. PRITZEL 524. Contemporary quarter brown leather and brown water silked cloth, spines evenly faded to brown. Teg, 6 Vols. Very good. Item #18939
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