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Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Minor rubbing and scuffing to covers. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 795pp; xiv, 575pp + ads. 38 hand-coloured plates including eight coloured engravings by James Sowerby. J Ward - in 1817 - London for the author 1821. Thirty-eight plates present throughout the volumes though pagination and numbering is inconsistent. James Sowerby (1757 1822) an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Brown hardback half-leather cover on marbled boards.

Condizione: Very Good. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF GREAT BRITAIN SMITH, Sir James Edward; James SOWERBY [Illus.] English Botany: or, coloured Figures of British Plants, with the essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. London: Printed by Richard Taylor for the Proprietor, C. E. Sowerby, [1832]-1846 8vos., 12 volumes; rebound by S. Clutton in February 1935 (with her name in black ink to the ffeps) in half black morocco over marbled paper-covered boards [rebacked, and with new endpapers/paste downs], single ruled in gilt along edges and spine, the latter additionally titled in second compartment and with volume number to fourth; fully collated, each volume with title page, text and index followed by a grand total of a whopping 2744 individually hand coloured copper-plate engravings of British flowers, ferns, fruit trees, grasses, mosses, orchids, and a multitude of all other British plants, printed both horizontally and vertically, several folding; some plates showing cross sections of stem and/or floral parts, as well as berries and fruiting bodies (full collation and condition report available upon request); a little scattered foxing throughout, occasionally affecting plates, mostly confined to the earlier volumes, which become increasingly cleaner as the set progresses; some minor marking and scratches, printed on different paper stocks, affecting quality of print and colouring, occasional short closed or finger tears, not affecting images, and occasional offsetting from plates; some of the hand colouring to Vol XII a little crude, but very good to near-fine copies all, contained in four matching slipcases comprised of three volumes per slipcase. Provenance: directly from the Clutton family. Second edition , 'arranged according to the Linnaean method, with the descriptions shortened, and occasional remarks added'. The second edition became known as the 'small edition', and here contains all of the additional supplementary plates as called for, as well as one or two duplicates. A previous owner has taken the liberty of adding notes on the work of the colourist, and there are also a number of contemporary handwritten notes of Latin names now bound in, as well as several pressed samples (see full collation). A stunning compendium of British plants, which range from the humblest grass to the majestic orchid, each treated with delicacy, intricacy and care. All of the familiar daffodils, snowdrops, poppies, and other hedgerow flowers are of course included, as well as the more obscure flora which cover the UK, and several volumes are devoted to the study of the differing mosses, lichens and algae, together with details of the fruiting and seeding bodies and root systems, which are cross-sectioned in many of the plates in minute detail. Vol VII contains a comprehensive guide to British Orchids. The idea to publish an extensive guide to British plants was first formulated by James Sowerby in 1790. Sowerby (1757-1822) studied at the Royal Academy and decided to specialise in botanical paintings relatively early, his first major commission being as a contributor to William Curtis' Flora Londinensis , which took as its subject the plants found in the vicinity of London during the 18th century. Expanding outwards, Sowerby began in earnest, and paired with the English botanist James Edward Smith, who had just two years prior founded the Linnean society. Sowerby illustrated, edited, and published the work, while Smith was responsible for the equally important task of providing the technical descriptions. Although initially reluctant to associate his name with the work due to Sowerby's 'low social status', Smith later insisted on being credited as the author, and indeed his name appears here ahead of Sowerby's, and in larger letters. 'English Botany' proved an overwhelming success, and became famous as the most comprehensive illustrated flora of Great Britain. Many of the included plants received their debut in print, including a numb.

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1863 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 646 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 646 Language: English.