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Auction 97
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97-1770 Roscoe,W.
Monandrian Plants of the order Scitamineae, chiefly drawn from living specimens in the Botanic Garden at Liverpool. Arranged according to the system of Linnaeus, with descriptions and observations. Liverpool, Smith, (1824)-28. Gr.Fol. Mit 112 kolor. lithogr. Tafeln. 136 Bl. Hldr. d. Zt. mit Rvg. (Gelenke gebrochen, bestoßen und berieben).
Erste Ausgabe des monumentalen Pflanzenwerkes, von dem nur 150 Exemplare gedruckt wurden. - Stafleu-C. 9505. Nissen 1677. Plesch 657. Sitwell-B. 133. Dunthorne 267. Jackson 121. - "An early and impressive use of lithography for botanical illustration" (Plesch). - Die kolorierten Lithographien nach Zeichnungen von T. Allport, J. Dixon, E. Fletcher, R. Miller, E. Roscoe, M. Waln und E. Yates. Etw. braunfleckig und stellenw. wasserrandig. - 112 hand-colored lithographed plates by George Graves after drawings by Thomas Allport, Rebecca Miller, Mrs. Edward Roscoe, Mrs. James Dixon, Ellen Yates, Emily Fletcher and Mary Waln. Period half green russia over marbled boards, spine gilt, t.e.g. Some faint foxing, light dampstain affecting gutter margin at lower edge, a few plates toned and with offset, but generally clean, front free endpaper absent, front flyleaf torn, hinges repaired, covers rubbed and with general wear. Provenance: Joseph Ridgeway; Thurland Castle (bookplates). FIRST EDITION, ONE OF ONLY 150 COPIES PRODUCED. Depicts plants in the Liverpool Botanic Garden, which was created by a group led by Roscoe. A fairly early and impressive example of English lithography for botanical illustration.
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