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SOWERBY (JAMES) AND JAMES EDWARD SMITH

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1.500 £ - 2.000 £
ca. 1.902 $ - 2.536 $
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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 105•

SOWERBY (JAMES) AND JAMES EDWARD SMITH

Schätzpreis
1.500 £ - 2.000 £
ca. 1.902 $ - 2.536 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

SOWERBY (JAMES) AND JAMES EDWARD SMITH English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth, 36 vol., 2592 hand-coloured engraved plates (a few folding), occasional off-setting and spotting, one plate and text leaf defective in volume 27, contemporary green half morocco gilt, rubbed [Henrey 1366; Hunt 717; Nissen BBI 2225], 8vo, for the Author by J. Davis [and others], 1790-1814 Fußnoten A complete set of the first extensive survey of British Flora. "A knowledge of the plants of our own country is in many respects preferable to that of exotics... nor are the humble productions of our own fields and woods deficient in real beauty, elegance, or singularity of structure... the study of them as a mere amusement, has this eminent advantage over exotic botany, that it doubles the pleasure of every journey or walk, and calls forth to healthy exercise the bodily as well as the mental powers..." (Preface). Provenance: John Bostock M.D. (1773-1846), bookplate.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 105•
Auktion:
Datum:
26.06.2019
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
London, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH Tel: +44 20 7393 3900 Fax : +44 20 7393 3905 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

SOWERBY (JAMES) AND JAMES EDWARD SMITH English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth, 36 vol., 2592 hand-coloured engraved plates (a few folding), occasional off-setting and spotting, one plate and text leaf defective in volume 27, contemporary green half morocco gilt, rubbed [Henrey 1366; Hunt 717; Nissen BBI 2225], 8vo, for the Author by J. Davis [and others], 1790-1814 Fußnoten A complete set of the first extensive survey of British Flora. "A knowledge of the plants of our own country is in many respects preferable to that of exotics... nor are the humble productions of our own fields and woods deficient in real beauty, elegance, or singularity of structure... the study of them as a mere amusement, has this eminent advantage over exotic botany, that it doubles the pleasure of every journey or walk, and calls forth to healthy exercise the bodily as well as the mental powers..." (Preface). Provenance: John Bostock M.D. (1773-1846), bookplate.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 105•
Auktion:
Datum:
26.06.2019
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
London, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH Tel: +44 20 7393 3900 Fax : +44 20 7393 3905 info@bonhams.com
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