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Stapelia planiflora From: The botanical cabinet, consisting of coloured delineations of plants from all countries … by Conrad Loddiges. |
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Araujia sericifera From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1832, volume 59, plate 3201. Hand-coloured engraving by James MacNab (sheet 139 x 228 mm). Slight offset. Text enclosed.
€ 40
"The first and most important botanical
magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions. Provides a
storehouse of exotics, paralleling the indigenous plants …" (Hunt). "A
delightful work pictorially, never excelled as a periodical, most carefully
coloured and a source of lasting interest and information" (Dunthorne). Started
by William Curtis in 1787 publication still continues.* Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Nissen BBI 2350; Hunt 689; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. |
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Asclepias speciosa - Asclepias douglasii From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1849, volume 5, plate 426. Hand-coloured lithograph (sheet 160 x 240 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 50
The founder, publisher
and part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte,
the propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It
appeared monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing
office in the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. All the
plants shown were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics. The
work is notable for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers
Severeyns, Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of
colour-printing from stone. * Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Asclepias syriaca From: La flore et la pomone françaises, ou histoire et figures en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire. Paris, the author, 1831, volume 4, plate 316. Unsigned stipple-engraving in colour by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire finished by hand (uncut and unbound sheet 175 x 265). Text enclosed.
€ 70
Very rare work, which
was published in parts from 1828-1833 in 6 volumes by the French botanist and
artist Jaume Saint-Hilaire (1772-1845). It was planned to issue 800 plates but
the regular publication was terminated with plate 544. "Among those who worked
under van Spaëndonck or Redouté, or who based their style on the pure
water-colour technique which Redouté learned from his master, may be mentioned
Turpin, Poiteau, Bessa, Mme Vincent (b. 1786), Jaume-Saint-Hilaire, Chazal and
Prêtre. Most of these artists were the equals of Redouté in technical skill, and
given his opportunities might have won the same renown. … Jaume-Saint-Hilaire
was no less distinguished as a botanist, and his introduction into France of
Polygonum tinctorum, which yields a valuable blue dye, was of considerable
importance" (Blunt).* Pritzel 4404; Dunthorne 160; Blunt pp. 180, 182; Great flower books p. 61; Nissen BBI 988; Stafleu & Cowan 3311; Johnston 943. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Asclepias tuberosa From: Flora. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van boomen, heesters, éénjarige planten, enz., voorkomende in de Nederlandsche tuinen by Heinrich Witte. Groningen, J.B. Wolters, (1868), plate 59. Chromolithograph by G. Severeyns after Abraham Jacobus Wendel (sheet 224 x 302 mm). Text enclosed.
~ € 145
Heinrich Witte, a
Dutch gardener, was assistant curator and head-curator at the Leiden botanical
garden from 1855-1898. The decorative colour-plates depict the most attractive
Dutch garden plants, shrubs and trees of its time, finely lithographed by G.
Severeyns of Brussels after paintings by Abraham Jacobus Wendel.* Pritzel 10.366; Nissen BBI 2174; Stafleu & Cowan 18.090; Landwehr 213. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Caralluma fimbriata From: The botanical cabinet, consisting of coloured delineations of plants from all countries by Conrad Loddiges. London, C. Loddiges & Sons, etc., 1832, volume 19, plate 1863. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 145 x 207 mm). Text missing.
~
€ 55
A total of 20
volumes of this periodical were published from 1817-1833. The beautiful
engravings are by George Cooke from drawings by George Loddiges, William
Loddiges and others. They depict plants growing in the Hackney nursery, founded
by Conrad Loddiges and bearing his name. The establishment became famous for its
many rare plants.* Pritzel 5559; Dunthorne 187; Great flower books p. 85; Nissen BBI 2228; Stafleu & Cowan 4914; SABLIT 765; Johnston 806. |
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Ceropegia sandersonii From: Dictionnaire de botanique by Henri Ernest Baillon and others. Paris, Hachette, 1886, volume 2. Chromolithograph by Portail after Auguste Faguet (sheet 230 x 310 mm).
~
€ 60 Auguste Faguet
produced delicate botanical wood-engravings of great accuracy for the works of
Henri Ernest Baillon. For the Dictionnaire de botanique, published from
1876-1892 in 34 fascicles, he also made 32 fine chromolithographed plates, which
came out with each fascicle without additional text (2 contained no plate).* Nissen BBI 61 & p. 150; Stafleu & Cowan 253. |
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Dictyanthus pavonii From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1853, volume 8, plate 770. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant finished by hand (sheet 157 x 237 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 45
The founder, publisher and part-editor of this lavish Belgian
periodical was Louis van Houtte, the propietor of the largest nursery of
its time on the continent. It appeared monthly for almost 40 years and was
published by his own printing office in the middle of the gardens, the
Horto van Houtteano. All the plants shown were for sale in his nursery and
include many exotics. The work is notable for the craftmanship of the
Belgian lithographers Severeyns, Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had
mastered the art of colour-printing from stone. * Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. |
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Gonolobus suberosus - Periploca Carolinensis, flore minore stellato From: Hortus Elthamensis seu plantarum rariorum quas in horto suo Elthami in Cantio coluit vir ornatissimus et praestantissimus Jacobus Sherard ... by Johann Jacob Dillenius. London, the author, 1732. Engraving by the author (uncut, unpressed sheet 300 x 485 mm; impression 254 x 193 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 85
"James Sherard
(1666-1738), botanist and apothecary, had gardens famous for rare plants
at Eltham, south of Greenwich. Dillenius made the gardens memorable
through excellent illustrations, drawn and engraved by himself. They were
sufficiently accurate to be of considerable service to Linnaeus" (Hunt).* Pritzel 2285; Dunthorne 94; Great flower books p. 55; Hunt 637; Nissen BBI 492; Henrey 643; Stafleu & Cowan 1471. |
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Hoya bella From: Annales de la Société royale d’Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand, Journal d’horticulture by Charles Morren (editor). Gand [Gent], Local de la Société (Casino), etc., 1849, volume 5, plate 236. Hand-coloured lithograph (sheet 169 x 257 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 50
Belgian horticultural
journal, published from 1845-1849 by the Royal Agricultural and
Botanical Society of Gent, organizer of the famous flower shows in
Gent, Gentse Floraliën, since 1809. Started and edited by Charles
Morren at the same time as the more successful competitor Flore des
serres et des jardins de l’Europe of the nurseryman Louis van Houtte.
* Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2212. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Hoya carnosa - Hoya variegata Ranunculaceae - Aquilegia moorcroftiana - Aquilegia kanaoriensis From: La Belgique horticole, journal des jardins et des vergers by Charles François Antoine Morren. Liège [Luik], La Direction Générale, 1853, volume 3. Hand-coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns (sheet 152 x 236 mm). Text by W.-H. de Vriese and Morren enclosed.
€ 75
Important Belgian periodical. A total of 35
volumes were produced from 1851-1885 by the Morrens, father and son. Charles
François Antoine was director of the Jardin botanique de l’Université de Liège
and professor of botany and his son, Charles Jacques Édouard, was also director
of the Jardin botanique de l’Université de Liège and specialist on Bromeliaceae.* Nissen BBI 2218; Stafleu & Cowan III pp. 592-593. |
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Hoya carnosa - Hoya variegata From: Annales de la Société royale d’Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand, Journal d’horticulture by Charles Morren (editor). Gand [Gent], Local de la Société (Casino), etc., 1846, volume 2, plate 90. Hand-coloured lithograph (sheet 168 x 256 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 35
Belgian horticultural
journal, published from 1845-1849 by the Royal Agricultural and
Botanical Society of Gent, organizer of the famous flower shows in
Gent, Gentse Floraliën, since 1809. Started and edited by Charles
Morren at the same time as the more successful competitor Flore des
serres et des jardins de l’Europe of the nurseryman Louis van Houtte.
* Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2212. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Hoya cinnamomifolia From: Maandschrift voor tuinbouw. Dordrecht, Blusse en Van Braam, [1846-1852]. Hand-coloured lithograph by F. Böger (sheet 163 x 240). Text missing.
€ 35
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B-P-H. 537-25. |
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Hoya multiflora - Centrostemma multiflorum From: Annales de la Société royale d’Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand, Journal d’horticulture by Charles Morren (editor). Gand [Gent], Local de la Société (Casino), etc., 1845, volume 1, plate 2. Hand-coloured lithograph by Alex. Lagarde (sheet 167 x 257 mm). Partly waterstained. Text enclosed.
€ 25
Belgian horticultural
journal, published from 1845-1849 by the Royal Agricultural and
Botanical Society of Gent, organizer of the famous flower shows in
Gent, Gentse Floraliën, since 1809. Started and edited by Charles
Morren at the same time as the more successful competitor Flore des
serres et des jardins de l’Europe of the nurseryman Louis van Houtte.
* Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2212. |
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Hoya multiflora - Centrostemma multiflorum From: Annales de la Société royale d’Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand, Journal d’horticulture by Charles Morren (editor). Gand [Gent], Local de la Société (Casino), etc., 1845, volume 1, plate 2. Hand-coloured lithograph by Alex. Lagarde (sheet 167 x 257 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 40
Belgian horticultural
journal, published from 1845-1849 by the Royal Agricultural and
Botanical Society of Gent, organizer of the famous flower shows in
Gent, Gentse Floraliën, since 1809. Started and edited by Charles
Morren at the same time as the more successful competitor Flore des
serres et des jardins de l’Europe of the nurseryman Louis van Houtte.
* Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2212. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Hoya multiflora
- Cyrtoceras reflexum From: Revue de l’horticulture belge et étrangère by Frédéric Burvenich, Oswald de Kerchove de Denterchem, Édouard Pynaert, Émile Rodigas, August van Geert & H.J. van Hulle (editors). Gand [Gent], Bureau de la Revue, 1886, volume 12, plate 8. Chromolithograph (sheet 165 x 258 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 40
Belgian monthly, published from 1875-1914 giving general information about
horticulture, new introductions and varieties, exhibitions etc. Most
colour-plates were drawn and lithographed by P. de Pannemaeker, one of the
leading artists of this time when Gent became the horticultural centre of the
continent.* BPH 781-22; not in Nissen BBI. |
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Jossinia lamarckii From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1851, volume 6, plate 621. Chromolithograph finished by hand (sheet 160 x 240 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 45
The founder, publisher
and part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte,
the propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It
appeared monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing
office in the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. All the
plants shown were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics. The
work is notable for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers
Severeyns, Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of
colour-printing from stone.* Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. |
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Marsdenia cundurango - Gonolobus condurango From: Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte. Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, neerlandica, british pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America by Hermann Adolph Koehler. Gera-Utermhaus, Fr.Eugen Köhler, 1887, 1. edition, volume 2, plate 193. Chromolithographed plate (sheet 219 x 299 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 40 Köhler’s
magnum opus was published in parts from 1883-1898. The first volume was finished
in 1887, eight years after his death. The set of three volumes with 283
colour-plates was a noteworthy achievement and included European plants of
medicinal interest. "From the botanical standpoint the finest and most useful
series of illustrations of medicinal plants" (Great flower books). The
beautiful colour-plates after illustrations by Walther Müller and C.F. Schmidt,
which were skillfully rendered in lithography by E. Günther.* Nissen BBI 1085; Great flower books p. 62; Stafleu & Cowan 3806. |
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Periploca graeca From: Afbeeldingen der fraaiste, meest uitheemsche boomen en heesters by Johan Carl Krauss. Amsterdam, 1802 [-1808]. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 230 x 284 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 110
Rare Dutch work on shrubs and trees, with splendid, highly finished plates,
showing details as fruits, flowers, branches, seeds, etc. The work was orginally
published in 21 parts, each containing 6 plates, but publication was
discontinued because of insufficient sales. The author (1759-1826) was a
German-born professor of medicine at Leiden. * Pritzel 4872; Great flower books p. 63; Nissen BBI 1102; Landwehr 98; Stafleu & Cowan 3927. |
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Physostelma wallichii - Cystidianthus campanulatus From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1851, volume 6, plate 623. Chromolithograph finished by hand (sheet 160 x 240 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 50
The founder, publisher
and part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte,
the propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It
appeared monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing
office in the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. All the
plants shown were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics. The
work is notable for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers
Severeyns, Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of
colour-printing from stone.* Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Schubertia grandiflora From: The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches by William Robinson (editor). London, 1887, July - December, volume 32, plate 607. Chromolithograph by G. Severeyns after painting by H.G. Moon (sheet 220 x 283 mm). Text enclosed. € 100
"All gardeners owe an infinite debt of gratitude to
William Robinson - founder of The Garden (1871-1927) and Flora and
Sylva (1903-05), and author of The English Flower Garden (1883, etc.)
and other works - who helped to break the tyranny of formal bedding and, like
Ruskin, drew attention to the beauties of the wild garden. Among the artists
whom he employed was Henry Moon, who struck a new and personal, if not entirely
healthy, note in botanical illustration. …" (Blunt & Stearn). From 1880 Henry
George Moon’s plant portraits dominated the pages of The Garden, a
popular horticultural publication. Renowned for his lifelike paintings of
orchids, Moon appealed to Robinson because of his ability to sketch flowers in a
graceful, naturalistic style. The subtle colourings of his paintings and simple
arrangement of flowers were very unlike the more stylised renderings that
appeared in competitors’ publications. The beautiful colour-plates were
lithographed and printed by the Belgian firm G. Severeyns and its successor J.L.
Goffart, notable for their craftmanship.* Blunt & Stearn pp. 239-240; Nissen BBI 2264; BPH 391-10. |
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Stapelia clavata - Stapelia cactiformis From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1845, volume 1, plate 20. Hand-coloured lithograph (sheet 150 x 235 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 45
The founder, publisher
and part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte,
the propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It
appeared monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing
office in the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. All the
plants shown were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics. The
work is notable for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers
Severeyns, Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of
colour-printing from stone. * Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Stapelia maculosa From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1816, volume 43, plate 1833. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 143 x 237 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 65
"The first and most important botanical
magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions. Provides a
storehouse of exotics, paralleling the indigenous plants …" (Hunt). "A
delightful work pictorially, never excelled as a periodical, most carefully
coloured and a source of lasting interest and information" (Dunthorne). Started
by William Curtis in 1787 publication still continues.* Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Hunt 689; Nissen BBI 2350; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Stapelia marmorata
+ Stapelia mutabilis From: Revue de l’horticulture belge et étrangère by Frédéric Burvenich, Oswald de Kerchove de Denterchem, Édouard Pynaert, Émile Rodigas, Émile Rodigas, August van Geert & H.J. van Hulle (editors). Gand [Gent], Bureau de la Revue, 1889, volume 15, plate 16. Chromolithograph (sheet 260 x 168 mm with small defect on image). Text enclosed.
€ 55
Belgian monthly, published from
1875-1914 giving general information about horticulture, new introductions and
varieties, exhibitions etc. Most colour-plates were drawn and lithographed by P.
de Pannemaeker, one of the leading artists of this time when Gent became the
horticultural centre of the continent.* BPH 781-22; not in Nissen BBI. |
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Stapelia planiflora From: The botanical cabinet, consisting of coloured delineations of plants from all countries … by Conrad Loddiges. London, C. Loddiges & Sons, etc., 1818, volume 2, plate 191. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 157 x 210 mm). Text enclosed. € 70
A total of 20 volumes of this periodical were published from
1817-1833. The beautiful engravings are by George Cooke from drawings by George
Loddiges, William Loddiges and others. They depict plants growing in the Hackney
nursery, founded by Conrad Loddiges and bearing his name. The establishment
became famous for its many rare plants.* Pritzel 5559; Dunthorne 187; Great flower books p. 85; Nissen BBI 2228; Stafleu & Cowan 4914; SABLIT 765; Johnston 806. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Stephanotis floribunda Elvaston From: Revue de l’horticulture belge et étrangère by Frédéric Burvenich, Oswald de Kerchove de Denterchem, Édouard Pynaert, Émile Rodigas, August van Geert & Hubert J. van Hulle (editors). Gand [Gent], Bureau de la Revue, 1885, volume 11, plate 3. Chromolithograph (sheet 253 x 167 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 55
Belgian monthly, published from 1875-1914, giving general information about
horticulture, new introductions and varieties, exhibitions etc. Most
colour-plates were drawn and lithographed by P. de Pannemaeker, one of the
leading artists of this time when Gent became the horticultural centre of the
continent.* BPH 781-22; not in Nissen BBI. |
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Trichosacme lanata From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1856, volume 11, plate 1123. Chromolithograph finished by hand (sheet 160 x 240 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 45
The founder, publisher
and part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte,
the propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It
appeared monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing
office in the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. All the
plants shown were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics. The
work is notable for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers
Severeyns, Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of
colour-printing from stone.* Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Tweedia coerulea From: l’Horticulteur universel, journal général des jardiniers et amateurs by Charles Lemaire (editor). Paris, H. Cousin, 1839, volume 1, plate 17. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 154 x 242 mm). Browned. Text missing.
€ 35
* Pritzel 5201; Stafleu &
Cowan 4374. |
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Asclepiadaceae - Vincetoxicum officinale
- Asclepias vincetoxicum From: Medical botany by William Woodville. London, James Phillips, 1794 [-1795], 1. edition, supplement, plate 227. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 174 x 227 mm). Slight browning. Text enclosed (partly in photocopy).
€ 65
"William Woodville is noted for his early advocacy of the
theory of vaccination and for these excellent volumes on Medical Botany"
(Hunt). "This work contains systematic and general descriptions of all the
plants in the catalogues of the materia medica published by the Royal Colleges
of Physicians of London and Edinburgh, and is illustrated with excellent plates
drawn and engraved by James Sowerby" (Henrey).* Pritzel 10.398; Dunthorne 334; Great flower books p. 81; Hunt 716; Nissen BBI 2183; Henrey 1522 & I p. 30. |
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