Title: The Botanic Garden; Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain; with Their Names, Classes, Orders, History, Qualities, Culture, and Physiological Observations Author: Maund, Benjamin Place: London Publisher: Simpkin & Marshall / Sherwood and Co. Date: 1825-1851 Description: 13 volumes, plus 4 additional volumes. 312 hand-colored lithograph plates, each containing four images. (4to) 22.5x18.5 cm (9x7¼") modern green half calf and marbled boards, red leather spine labels. Finely bound in a period style by John Ash of Sussex Binders. First Edition. Nissen 2222. The additional volumes comprise: The Floral Register; Containing Figures and Descriptions of Nearly All Tender and Hardy Plants, which have lately been introduced to, and cultivated in Great Britain. Parts 1 & 2. 144, 240 pp. The Auctarium of the Botanic Garden; Containing Miscellaneous Information, Connected with the Cultivation of a Garden, and Natural History. Parts 1 & 2. 144; 280 pp. Uniformly bound with the primary set. Lot Amendments Condition: Original owner's name on title pages; a fine and very clean copy in fine modern bindings. Item number: 270693
Title: The Botanic Garden; Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain; with Their Names, Classes, Orders, History, Qualities, Culture, and Physiological Observations Author: Maund, Benjamin Place: London Publisher: Simpkin & Marshall / Sherwood and Co. Date: 1825-1851 Description: 13 volumes, plus 4 additional volumes. 312 hand-colored lithograph plates, each containing four images. (4to) 22.5x18.5 cm (9x7¼") modern green half calf and marbled boards, red leather spine labels. Finely bound in a period style by John Ash of Sussex Binders. First Edition. Nissen 2222. The additional volumes comprise: The Floral Register; Containing Figures and Descriptions of Nearly All Tender and Hardy Plants, which have lately been introduced to, and cultivated in Great Britain. Parts 1 & 2. 144, 240 pp. The Auctarium of the Botanic Garden; Containing Miscellaneous Information, Connected with the Cultivation of a Garden, and Natural History. Parts 1 & 2. 144; 280 pp. Uniformly bound with the primary set. Lot Amendments Condition: Original owner's name on title pages; a fine and very clean copy in fine modern bindings. Item number: 270693
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