Lot 27
[FLOWERING PLANTS]. A group of 13 works,various 4to and 8vo sizes, most illustrated, all in original cloth except where noted, all FIRST EDITION except where noted, condition generally good.
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[FLOWERING PLANTS]. A group of 13 works, including:
HOOKER, William Jackson. Flora Scotia. London et al, 1821. 2 volumes in one. Original boards (reinforced). -- SCHLEIDEN, M.J. The Plant; A Biography. London, 1848. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. -- WARD, F. Kingdon. The Romance of Plant Hunting. London, 1924. -- [ALLEN, Stephen M.] Fibrilia: A Practical and Economical Substitute for Cotton. Boston, 1861. -- WILSON, E.H. Plant Hunting. Boston, 1927. 2 volumes. Part of dust jacket laid in. SPECIAL AUTOGRAPHED EDITION, SIGNED BY WILSON. -- BRIDGEMAN, Thomas. The Florist’s Guide. NY: the author et al, 1847. Original cloth-backed boards. Later edition. -- TAYLOR, George et al. An Account of the Genus Meconopsis. London, 1924. -- And 6 others. Together, 13 works in 16 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes, most illustrated, all in original cloth except where noted, all FIRST EDITION except where noted, condition generally good. Complete list available upon request.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
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