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52 Darwin (Charles). Journal of Researches into Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World, new edition, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1882, illustrations to text, armorial bookplate of Michael Tomkinson, Franche Hall, Worcestershire to upper pastedown, original cloth in bright condition, 8vo, together with Sharpe (R. Bowdler), Allen’s Naturalist’s Library, A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain, 2 vols., 1894, numerous coloured plates, original quarter cloth, 8vo, with Senior (William), Pike and Perch, 1900, black & white plates, top edge gilt, original dark green half roan gilt, 8vo, and Loudon (J.C.), An Encyclopaedia of Gardening..., 4th edition, 1826, few illustrations to text, 7 pages of copious manuscript notes at rear, contemporary straight grain calf gilt, recent leather labels to spine, 8vo, plus a defective copy of New Improvements of Planting and Gardening by Richard Bradley (6)
£150-200
54 Gerard (John). The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes..., very much Enlarged snd Amended by Thomas Johnson..., 2nd edition, London: Adam Islip , Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1633, engraved title lined to verso, numerous woodcut illustrations, early ownership signature Lancelot Hutchinson to fore-edge margin of 6C4, ink stamp to fore-edge margin of dedication, final leaf of text lined to verso, lacking front & rear blanks, 5A7 torn at foot with loss to last 2 lines of text, few closed tears etc., fraying and marginal tears to first & last few leaves, occasional minor spotting and marginal toning, light dampstain to lower margins, cloth hinges to endpapers, contemporary gilt panelled and decorated calf, rebacked preserving original spine, repaired corners and patch repair to centre of upper board, lacking ties, folio
53 Embury (Emma C.). American Wild Flowers in their Native Haunts.... from Drawings on the spot by E.Whitfield, published New York and Philadelphia, 1845, additonal decorative half title ‘Nature’s gems’ and nineteen (complete as list) lithographic plates with contemporary hand colouring, each with tissue guard, very occasional marginal finger soiling, contemporary manuscript presentation inscription to front endpaper, all edges gilt, publisher’s black morocco with elaborate gilt decoration to boards and spine of flower covered trellises, urns of flowers, birds and squirrels, worn and rubbed at extremities, 8vo
Henrey 155. (1)
£1000-1500
55 Kew Magazine. [later Curtis’s Botanical Magazine] A near complete run, comprising of:- volumes 1 - 3, volume 4 lacking part 1, volumes 5 - 16, volume 17 lacking part 3, volumes 18 - 28, volume 29 lacking part 4, 111 parts, February 1988 - September 2012, numerous colour plates throughout, matching publisher’s card wrappers with inset colour plate to upper board, with three duplicate parts, an odd part from 1954 and the 15 year index of volumes 1 - 16 1984 - 1998, each part 240 x 160mm
The book combines hand-colouring with full colour-printing. This was the period of transition to mass produced chromolithographic technology away from hand coloured lithography. The plates are signed by Lewis & Brown & Co. Lewis and Brown were one of the first firms in the United States to produce chromolithographic illustrations for books. (1) £200-300
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£150-200