[GARDENING ALMANACS] -- [CALENDARS] -- [ENCYCLOPEDIAS]. A group of 10 works, various 4to and 8vo sizes, most FIRST EDITION, condition generally good.
Sale 1022 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 4, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[GARDENING ALMANACS] -- [CALENDARS] -- [ENCYCLOPEDIAS]. A group of 10 works, including:
JUSTICE, James, Sir. The British Gardener's Calendar… Climate of North-Britain. Edinburgh: R. Fleming, 1759. Contemporary calf (rebacked). -- LOUDON, J.C. An Encyclopaedia of Gardening. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1878. Original cloth. “New edition.” -- PHILLIPS, Henry. Flora Historica. London et al: E. Lloyd and Son et al, 1824. 2 volumes. Modern half calf. -- SWITZER, Stephen. Ichnographia Rustica. London: D. Browne et al, 1718. Volume I (of 3). Contemporary English paneled calf (rebacked). -- And 6 others. Together, 10 works in 11 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes, most FIRST EDITION, condition generally good. Complete list available upon request.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
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