ENGLISH BOTANY. or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks By . The Figures by James Sowerby. Volume 28 [only of 36]. - Rare Book Insider
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ENGLISH BOTANY. or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks By . The Figures by James Sowerby. Volume 28 [only of 36].

1st Ed. 72 hand colour plates (numbered 1945-2016) each with letterpress leaf. Light browning and offsetting, letterpress to plate 1980 with repaired tear with stain intruding slightly onto related plates, letterpress leaf to plate 1949 heavily corrected in pen, workmanlike half maroon morocco with cloth boards, some minor marking and sl. fading to cloth, lightly faded gilt lettered spine. ESTC T147671 'In fact all the letterpress is by James Edward Smith, except for the descriptions to plates 16, 17 and 18 which were supplied by Dr. Shaw. Originally published in 267 parts.' US$143
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