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ENGLISH]. DOUGLAS, James (1675-1742). Lilium Sarniense: or, a Description of the Guernsay-Lilly... London: Strahan, 1725.

Auction 14.10.2003
14.10.2003
Schätzpreis
1.000 $ - 1.500 $
Zuschlagspreis:
2.629 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 42

ENGLISH]. DOUGLAS, James (1675-1742). Lilium Sarniense: or, a Description of the Guernsay-Lilly... London: Strahan, 1725.

Auction 14.10.2003
14.10.2003
Schätzpreis
1.000 $ - 1.500 $
Zuschlagspreis:
2.629 $
Beschreibung:

ENGLISH]. DOUGLAS, James (1675-1742). Lilium Sarniense: or, a Description of the Guernsay-Lilly... London: Strahan, 1725. 2 o (350 x 227 mm). 2 engraved folding maps (torn, stained and repaired, lack U2 and publisher's advertisment). Old sprinkled calf (rebacked). Provenance : purchased from Francis Edwards, dated 1973. FIRST EDITION of the first English work on Nerine sarniensis. Henrey 662; Hunt 464; Pritzel 2381. LAURENCE, John (1668-1732). A New System of Agriculture. London: Woodward, 1726. 2 o (351 x 222 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved plates. 18th-century calf (hinges cracked, corners worn). Provenance: W. Bentinck (ownership inscription on front free endpaper dated 1801); purchased from Hamill and Barker, 1973. Hunt 466; Henrey 945. EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees. London: Royal Society, 1670. 3 parts in one volume, 2 o (316 x 190 mm). Contemporary calf (some wear to edges). Provenance: Montagu George Knight of Chawton (bookplate on front paste-down). Second Edition, apparently published at the end of 1669. Henrey 133. REA, John ( -1681). Flora seu, de florum cultura. London: Marriott, 1676. 3 parts in one volume, 2 o (322 x 194 mm). Engraved title, additional title printed in red and black, 8 engraved plates. Contemporary calf (worn). Provenance: Early owner's signature on title page; purchased from Rousseau Girard, 1969. Second Edition. Henrey 326; Wing R422; Pritzel 7445. PARKINSON, John (1567-1650). Theatrum botanicum: the Theater of Plants. London: Cotes, 1640. 2 o (343 x 230 mm). Engraved title, additional title page tipped in, errata laid down, over 2,600 woodcuts. Calf (edges worn). Provenance: purchased from Quaritch, 1963. FIRST EDITION of Parkinson's great work, which describes nearly 4,000 plants. The Cleveland Collections 197; Henrey 286; Hunt 235; Nissen 1490; Pritzel 6934. MILLER, Philip (1691-1771). The Gardeners Dictionary. London: the Author, 1752. 2 o (460 x 290 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 9 engraved plates. (hinges cracked, worn). Provenance: Sir William Purves Hume Campbell, Baronet (bookplate on front paste-down); Alexander, Lord Polwarth (bookplate on verso of front free endpaper); owner's inscription on verso of front free end paper; purchased from Quaritch, 1965. Sixth Edition. Henrey 1110; Pritzel 6237. (6)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 42
Auktion:
Datum:
14.10.2003
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
Beschreibung:

ENGLISH]. DOUGLAS, James (1675-1742). Lilium Sarniense: or, a Description of the Guernsay-Lilly... London: Strahan, 1725. 2 o (350 x 227 mm). 2 engraved folding maps (torn, stained and repaired, lack U2 and publisher's advertisment). Old sprinkled calf (rebacked). Provenance : purchased from Francis Edwards, dated 1973. FIRST EDITION of the first English work on Nerine sarniensis. Henrey 662; Hunt 464; Pritzel 2381. LAURENCE, John (1668-1732). A New System of Agriculture. London: Woodward, 1726. 2 o (351 x 222 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved plates. 18th-century calf (hinges cracked, corners worn). Provenance: W. Bentinck (ownership inscription on front free endpaper dated 1801); purchased from Hamill and Barker, 1973. Hunt 466; Henrey 945. EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees. London: Royal Society, 1670. 3 parts in one volume, 2 o (316 x 190 mm). Contemporary calf (some wear to edges). Provenance: Montagu George Knight of Chawton (bookplate on front paste-down). Second Edition, apparently published at the end of 1669. Henrey 133. REA, John ( -1681). Flora seu, de florum cultura. London: Marriott, 1676. 3 parts in one volume, 2 o (322 x 194 mm). Engraved title, additional title printed in red and black, 8 engraved plates. Contemporary calf (worn). Provenance: Early owner's signature on title page; purchased from Rousseau Girard, 1969. Second Edition. Henrey 326; Wing R422; Pritzel 7445. PARKINSON, John (1567-1650). Theatrum botanicum: the Theater of Plants. London: Cotes, 1640. 2 o (343 x 230 mm). Engraved title, additional title page tipped in, errata laid down, over 2,600 woodcuts. Calf (edges worn). Provenance: purchased from Quaritch, 1963. FIRST EDITION of Parkinson's great work, which describes nearly 4,000 plants. The Cleveland Collections 197; Henrey 286; Hunt 235; Nissen 1490; Pritzel 6934. MILLER, Philip (1691-1771). The Gardeners Dictionary. London: the Author, 1752. 2 o (460 x 290 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 9 engraved plates. (hinges cracked, worn). Provenance: Sir William Purves Hume Campbell, Baronet (bookplate on front paste-down); Alexander, Lord Polwarth (bookplate on verso of front free endpaper); owner's inscription on verso of front free end paper; purchased from Quaritch, 1965. Sixth Edition. Henrey 1110; Pritzel 6237. (6)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 42
Auktion:
Datum:
14.10.2003
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
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