Beschreibung:

Sowerby (James) English Botany, 36 vol. plus Index and 5 vol. Supplement, 2,995 hand-coloured engraved plates (of 2,998, lacking final 3 plates and accompanying text leaves), a few folding, occasional spotting or foxing, some vol. with light water-staining, mostly to lower (occasionally upper) margins, but occasionally heavier and affecting plates though often affected plates with just some cockling, original wrappers to supplementary vol. bound in at end of Supp. vol.5, uniform later brown half calf, t.e.g., others uncut, [Nissen BBI 2225; Henrey 1366-68], 8vo, 1790-1865. ⁂ An almost complete set of this important botanical periodical. The missing 3 plates and the accompanying text leaves were issued in part 83 in June 1866, but Henrey says "Few copies of No.83 appear to exist. This number contains the description of plate 2995 (the plate having been published in No. 82) the descriptions and plates 2996-8, and the descriptions only of plate 2999." Our copy has all plates up to 2,995 and the wrappers for the first 82 supplements.