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1819ST12549London: Published by Thomas McLean 1819. Second Edition. 368 x 273 mm. 14 1/2 x 10 3/4". 26 leaves of text including 3 pp. ads. Three parts in one volume. <br/> SPLENDID CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH RED STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO ELABORATELY TOOLED IN GILT AND BLIND covers with concentric filigree frames in alternating gilt and blind tooling raised bands spine panels intricately gilt with two large lozenges formed by rectangular and triangular tools surrounded by curling botanical ornaments turn-ins gilt all edges gilt. In an excellent recent matching morocco-lipped slipcase. WITH 36 VERY APPEALING ILLUSTRATIONS BEING 18 ENGRAVINGS six flowers six fruits six birds EACH IN TWO STATES monochrome and fully hand colored. Dunthorne 53-55; Sitwell "Fine Bird Books" p. 82. Text leaves with faint mottled foxing and minor browning and off-setting just a few plates with negligible faint spots or smudges otherwise A WONDERFUL COPY THE ORIGINAL SPARKLING BINDING IN AN AMAZING STATE OF PRESERVATION.<br/> <br/> This is a sumptuously bound copy of three manuals intended to teach the art of drawing to young persons written by the accomplished botanical painter who produced the renowned "Pomona Britannia." In an earlier career Brookshaw ca. 1751-1823 was a successful London cabinet-maker whose painted Neoclassical furniture attracted such titled enthusiasts as the Duke of Devonshire and the Prince of Wales but he suddenly abandoned this livelihood in the 1790s. Art historian Lucy Wood speculates that the sudden change was prompted by involvement in a financial or sexual scandal as he also parted company with his wealthy wife around this time. He spent a decade living under the name "G. Brown" teaching flower painting to refined young ladies before producing his first manual "A New Treatise of Flower Painting" which was finally issued under his real name in 1816. The three guides that make up the present volume were intended as a supplement to that work and they expand the subjects covered to fruit and birds. In the preface to this work Brookshaw observes that flower painting is a "peculiarly appropriate" accomplishment that may be obtained "without the expense of a Master a few elementary instructions and good copies being sufficient." The plates here are more highly finished than the examples in his original "Treatise" in order to "lead the young artist onward in a progressive line of improvement." Fruits and birds are added to offer a new challenge for the pupil and Brookshaw notes that while avian subjects lack the variety of botanical ones they compensate with "the inifinite number of attitudes they assume." Our elaborate and immaculately preserved binding is testament that our volume was never used as a drawing manual but was more likely enjoyed for its own merits as an attractive object. Published by Thomas McLean unknown
1891871711891. BIRDS & FLOWERS Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHO GAFU. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24-25 1891-2. 4 vols. each approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Stringbound fukuro-toji Japanese style. Vol.1 Spring has 31 color woodblock prints of birds and flowers of which 7 are huge double page prints. Vol.2 Summer has 32 plates of which 8 are double page. Vol.3 Autumn has 38 prints of which 4 are double page. Vol.4 Winter has 34 plates of which 4 are double page and one is a four page spread. These original Tanaka Jihei issues which preceded the Unsodo versions have become quite scarce complete sets even more so and sets with the western number captioning the true first printing almost impossible to find. The covers are original with the titles directly printed there and the gold flecking. The summer issue has a single worm track in the margins else it and the other volumes are impeccable the printing excellent the colors subtle and lovely. The nicest set we have ever handled. All in a clasped chitsu case which itself is quite rough. 4 vols. complete as issued by Tanaka Jihei very unusual thus. unknown
1840031494United Kingdom 1840. Painting. Very Good. Unframed. Original. 24 x 29.5 Cm. A collection of 43 very fine early/mid 19th century comparatively large approximately 285 x 235 mm original watercolour studies of different species of South African Ericas each autographed with the species name. Housed in a red straight-grained morocco case with closing flap and the words "In Memoriam Madre Mia" in memory of my mother. While there is no reference to the originator of these studies they are executed in a style close to that used by Henry C. Andrews for his Monograph on the Genus Erica 1804-1812. The present watercolours do not correspond directly to those but the composition is similiar and it is possible they were executed by Andrews in connection with the publication. Notwithstanding they are highly accomplished reminiscent of the best botanical artists of the day. They are painted onto fine-textured card; this card for a number of paintings is blind embossed to the corners "Reynolds extra superfine London board" or "Bristol Paper". These papers would appear to date the paintings to the 1840's which would fit with the style of the paintings and lettering however the straight-grained morocco case might suggest an earlier date The paintings are generally in very good condition the colours fresh vibrant and unfaded a few are a little dust marked the paper lightly age-toned one or two small marks. The case is a little worn and rubbed to the edges the tap to pull out the flap is missing the paintings are very tight when all are in the case. An exceptional and important historical collection of original watercolour paintings of South African Ericas. unknown
1825c2401040028xbvkNot localized or dated (3 sheets with watermark 'J. Whatman / Turkey Mill** / 1823 [resp. 1824*** and 1825]'), ca. 1823-1825. 18 sheets of paper of the period, sizes from ca. 24 x 19 cm to ca. 31 x 22 cm; the drawings within pencil-frames of ca. 18 x 13/14 cm, slightly varying; 16 of them signed 'P. J. Redouté' in the lower left corner of the frame****. - Loose in olive-grey folded carboard of the period with ink-title at frontpanel (as quoted above) and another similar title in pencil at inner rear-panel (perhaps by Redouté himself): ''Dessin / des Roses / 168 Dessin au Trait / Collection des Dessins originaux / de L'ouvrage des Roses pour l'Edition en-4°- / 168 Dessins au Trait''; Folio (ca. 32,5 x 24,5 cm).
1891911031891. BIRDS & FLOWERS Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24-25 1891-2. 4 vols. each approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Vol.1 Spring has 31 color woodblock prints of birds and flowers of which 7 are huge double page prints. Vol.2 Summer has 32 plates of which 8 are double page. Vol.3 Autumn has 38 prints of which 4 are double page. Vol.4 Winter has 34 plates of which 4 are double page and one is a four page spread. These original Tanaka Jihei issues which preceded the Unsodo versions have become quite scarce complete sets even more so and sets with the western number captioning the true first printing almost impossible to find. The original covers are worn and the 4 volumes have been placed into heavy cloth outer bindings with supplied title labels. The printings are excellent the colors much milder than the reprints subtle and lovely. Complete as issued by Tanaka Jihei very unusual. unknown
18991181571899 Paris, Pour les Cent bibliophiles, 1899, 1 volume in-quarto de 205x275 mm environ, 423 pages , XXVII pages (Pièces condamnées), (3) ff. (carton),complet du frontispice et des 6 planches hors-texte, contient la note pour le relieur ainsi que le courrier d'expédition de la Société des Cent Bibliophiles reliés in-fine. Tirage à 115 exemplaires numérotés (n°66, nominatif). Reliure signée de Carayon, demi maroquin rouge à coins, plats marbrés, gardes marbrées, couvertures et dos d'origine, grainés, conservés. Des épidermures sur le cuir, quelques feuillets très légèrement salis en leur marge (poussière), de rares feuillets brunis en fin de volume néanmoins bon état, bel exemplaire.
1805119040Treuttel et Wurtz Paris, Treuttel et Wurtz, 1805 - An XIII. 2 tomes reliés en un seul fort volume petit In-4 demi-basane brune, dos lisse à filets dorés. LXIII + 512 + 472 pages. 112 planches (et non 117 comme annoncé par erreur en page de titre cf. Catalogue Missouri Botanical Garden library), dessinées par l'auteur en couleurs. Sous-titre : Contenant la description de 2337 genres, et d'environ 4000 espèces, les plus utiles et les plus intéressantes. Cent dix-sept planches, dont les figures ont été dessinées par l'Auteur, représentant les caractères des Familles et les différens modes de germination des Plantes Monocotylédones et Dicotylédones. Avec, en fin d'ouvrage, une Explication des termes botaniques employés dans cet ouvrages et une table des noms français. Très bel état des planches finement aquarellées. Légers frottements à la reliure sans gravité, une tâche en dos, bel état intérieur, exemplaire grand de marge. Juste une petite déchirure sans manque à la première planche. Bel exemplaire, bien complet.
186015529In-4 ; demi-basane ivoire, plats de papier vert-Empire simili-chagrin, "Louise" doré sur le premier plat ; 25 scènes de couples d'oiseaux, bouquets, sujets enrubannés et fleurs en format in-12, reliéesentre des feuilles de papier fin ; suivies de 28 fleurs, format in-4, finement aquarellées, certaines gommées, aux couleurs d'une grande fraicheur.
180521684Paris, H. Agasse, Imprimerie de Stoupe, an XIII (1805); 4 tomes reliés en 5 volumes in-8 ; veau fauve raciné, dos lisse à décor de style “Bozérian” (reliure de Napoléon), pièces de titre fauve et de tomaison vert empire (reliure de l’époque) ; XVI, 224, (Discours préliminaires et Principes de Botanique), 388 pp., 1 tableau dépliant et 11 planches dépliantes par De Sève ; XII (explication de la carte botanique), 600 pp., très grande carte botanique de la France en couleurs dépliante ; 731 pp. ; (4), 384 pp. ; pp. 385-944, (2) pp.
181521229Paris, Magimel (imp. Firmin Didot), 1815 ; 3 tomes (2 de texte et un recueil de planches) in-8, veau fauve raciné, dos lisse à faux nerfs dorés, jeux de croisillons et fleurons dorés, pièces vert empire, roulettes d’encadrement des plats et filet sur les coupes, tranches mouchetées (reliure de l’époque) ; [10], VIII, [2], 470 ; [6], pp. 471-924, [104], LII pp. ; 73 planches gravées y compris la page de titre et les tableaux chromatiques aquarellés dépliants, gravés par Forssell d’après Turpin, Brisseau-Mirbel, Schubert et Poiteau.
1832PHO-1689Paris, J. Tastu, 1832, In-folio, demi-chagrin noir, dos orné de filets dorés à froid Atlas de botanique seul comprenant 76/80 pl. sur chine collé, liste des planches in fine, peu de défauts.
1841PHO-1967Paris, Gide, 1841-1848, in-8, cartonnage éditeur, frottements, qlqs petits manques de matière, coins usés, qlqs coiffes usées, qlqs taches aux plats, T4 avec manque au dos et en haut du 1er plat 16 volumes de texte (sur 21) comprenant : Histoire du voyage, 1841-1846. 10 volumes en premier tirage, (1er tome, 1ère partie correspondant au 1er tome, 1er tome seconde partie correspondant au 2nd tome et 2nd tome, 1ère partie correspondant au tome 3), T2 mouillure en marge sur les derniers feuillets, T4 mouillure, T2 rousseurs, papier légèrement bruni aux tomes 3,4,5,6,7,8 et début tome 9. Zoologie, 1846, 2 volumes (sur 4, tome 1 et2) Botanique, 1845, 1 volume (sur 2), tome 1, plantes cellulaires, papier légèrement bruni Physique, 1842. 1 seul volume (en raison de la mort de Vincendon-Dumoulin) bien que d’autres annoncés, papier légèrement bruni Géologie, Minéralogie et Géographie physique du Voyage. 1848- 1 volume (sur 2, le second paru en 1854), 1 planche in-fine, papier légèrement bruni Hydrographie. 1843. 1 volume (sur 2), 1 planche in-fine, papier légèrement bruni.
1819016014London & Norwich: John Harding; Wilkin & Youngman 1819. First and only edition illustrated with six engraved plates drawn by the author slim octavo pp xx 100 a little foxing marking and age-toning but overall very sound internally original boards a later but still early cloth spine unlettered the binding again slightly worn but sound. With the book label of the physician and botanist Thomas Bell Salter. Of the utmost rarity. At the age of 19 Lindley was taken under the wing of William Jackson Hooker who at that time was still living in Halesworth before his move the following year to Glasgow. Lindley was impressed with a book he found in Hooker's extensive botanical library - Richard's "Demonstrations botaniques ou Analyse du Fruit considere en general" of 1808. He translated the work into English working for three days non-stop. When published it included six plates from Lindley's original drawings. The title page claims it includes the author's latest corrections and Stearn points out that the preface rejects Linnaeus' system of classification in favour of the the natural orders of Jussieu. This is the first book and the first published illustrations of the "father of modern orchidology" - one of the most importand and dominant figures of Victorian botany. First Edition. Boards. Good. John Harding; Wilkin & Youngman Hardcover
1841PHO-2141Paris, Gide, 1841-1846, 10 tomes en 9 volumes in-8 (22,5x14cm), demi basane, dos lisse orné avec auteur, titre et tomaison, ex-libris manuscrit au faux titre du tome 1 et cachet répété « ex-libris de Cayrol », frottements aux reliures, quelques coiffes abimées, rousseurs, papier bruni, complet des 9 cartes dépliantes in fine.
1861139933Dunod, Paris 1861 2 volumes reliés demi-basane brune, dos lisse, filets dorés. Texte : in-4 XXIII-156 pp. Atlas : in-folio, 7 ff & 22 planches doubles sur onglet. Quelques rousseurs éparses. Le chantier colossal du pont ferroviaire sur le Rhin va démarrer en 1858. D’une longueur totale de 253 mètres, sa partie centrale, reposant sur quatre piles, mesurera 177 mètres et sera complétée d’un pont tournant sur chaque rive. La partie française, confiée aux Chemins de Fer de l’Est, s’occupera des piles. Cet élément fondamental est conçu par les ingénieurs Émile Vuignier et Édouard Fleur Saint-Denis. La superstructure du nouveau pont du Rhin est le domaine de la partie badoise. L’ouvrage put être inauguré en grande pompe le 6 avril 1861, en présence de Napoléon III et du Grossherzog Friedrich Ier. Mais chacun de son côté du fleuve…Dès la déclaration de guerre de Napoléon III, les Badois démontèrent leur moitié du pont de bateaux, bientôt imités par les Français.
1840284501840. Fine condition. An exquisite suite of watercolors & pencil sketches possibly created for a friendship album. The floral images are of a floral wreath pink rose sweet pea fuchsia bachelor button white lily pansies geranium tulips red ivy leaves dogwood etc. The floral wreath has the name "Katie" in the center. The four pencil sketches are of pastoral scenes a man herding cattle near a lake a man starting to chop a massive tree down; two men on horseback with sheep riding past someone's' homestead greeting a carriage in the distance; a man walking near a river at sunset or sunrise. Very detailed on small format paper 8 1/2 x 6". Highlighted with gum arabic. <br /> <br /> The paintings are so detailed it is hard to believe they are original paintings. unknown
18471186081847 Publication mensuelle sous les auspices de la Société d'Horticulture du Rhône - A Lyon, Charles Savy jeune, libraire et Etienne Duchêne - 1847 - In-4, broché - 101 pp. - 41 superbes gravures hors texte en couleurs, dont deux dépliantes
1878104083<p>4to original printed wrappers 27 separate installments incomplete and 108 full-page chromolithograph plates. Wrappers are a little soiled and have a few chips and tears one top cover is missing a few corner folds some aging and browning plates are generally clean and bright but sometimes show some browning along margins; overall a decent set of plates. Meehan 1826-1901 was a noted botanist of his day. While he wrote a number of serious scholarly works on the subject this book was an attempt to reach a wider more popular audience. Meehan goal for this work was to improve popular comprehension of the subject without sacrificing good science and by the way at a price people could afford. The concept of bringing more sophisticated botanical knowledge to a wider audience was rare. However Meehan received a lot of critical success for this effort at that time Nissen Botany 1331. Although incomplete this format of Meehan's work is somewhat scarce. It includes installments from the first and second series and was published by the Prang and Robson firms. Sold as a set of plates. Nissen Botany 1331.</p> L. Prang & Co./Chas.Robson & Co., books
1878104083<p>4to original printed wrappers 27 separate installments incomplete and 108 full-page chromolithograph plates. Wrappers are a little soiled and have a few chips and tears one top cover is missing a few corner folds some aging and browning plates are generally clean and bright but sometimes show some browning along margins; overall a decent set of plates. Meehan 1826-1901 was a noted botanist of his day. While he wrote a number of serious scholarly works on the subject this book was an attempt to reach a wider more popular audience. Meehan goal for this work was to improve popular comprehension of the subject without sacrificing good science and by the way at a price people could afford. The concept of bringing more sophisticated botanical knowledge to a wider audience was rare. However Meehan received a lot of critical success for this effort at that time Nissen Botany 1331. Although incomplete this format of Meehan's work is somewhat scarce. It includes installments from the first and second series and was published by the Prang and Robson firms. Sold as a set of plates. Nissen Botany 1331.</p> L. Prang & Co./Chas.Robson & Co.,
184114702Paris, H. Cousin, 1841 ; in-8 ; demi-chagrin à grain long fauve, dos lisse muet (reliure ancienne) ; 384, IX, (2) pp. et 43 planches aquarellées et gommées à la main dont 5 doubles, certaines signées par Maubert.
187014678Bâle, C.F. Spittler, s.d. (1870) ; in-8 ; cartonnage d'éditeur vert-or-noir à décor orientaliste sur plats biseautés, titre doré dans un grand cartouche, toutes tranches dorées ; (3) ff. de titre, préface par Félix Bovet et table des matières (liste des plantes en latin, français, anglais et allemand), 54 planches chromolithographiées protégées par des serpentes blanches de papier fin.
1887021683Royal Exotic Nursery 544 King's Road Chelsea: James Veitch & Sons 1887. 1887-1894. Ten parts seperately paginated issued in two bound volumes very well illustrated with 72 plates including 22 double sided and 4 folding 13 coloured maps including 10 folding and many other text engravings pp 160 82 104 134 108 194 80 137 142 108 glossary. In this set the General Review i.e. Part I has been bound at the end so Volume I starts with the Epidendreae of which the first plate and the first few pages are rather age-toned and all pages of this part are a little waterstained in the inner gutter margin otherwise just occasional light toning and the very occasional page blemish a little slight foxing and spotting here and there otherwise very clean internally bound in a recent green half morocco and marbled boards in very good condition. One of the most luxurious of all practical orchid books; possibly the best set I have ever had in stock. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. James Veitch & Sons Hardcover
1894018709Gand & Paris: Ad Hoste; G. Masson 1894. French text. Illustrated with 31 fine colour chromolithographs over 300 text engravings large thick octavo pp viii 601 slight marginal age-toning slight bruising to the fore-edge very slightly affecting a few page margins and one plate bound in a sturdy green buckram probably contemporary the spine and lower cover a little sunned. Almost certainly from the library of the Kew botanist and orchid specialist Robert Allen Rolfe. There is an inscription on the half-title " A Monsieur le Dr Rolfe hommage de l'auteur". Although Rolfe never had a doctorate as far as I can tell this may have been used by the author as a mark of respect for his eminence in the orchid world. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Ad Hoste; G. Masson Hardcover
1859032941<p>LONDON: James Nelson & Co 1859 A good copy of the 3rd edition in the original decorative cloth binding with 60 hand coloured plates. The binding has a gilt plant to the front board with blind stamped decoration to both boards. The spine has gilt decoration and titles. There is uneven fading to the boards and the spine is faded with a couple of spots. There is wear to edges spine ends joints and corners very turned with some cloth loss but the binding is clean and sound. Original yellow endpapers present with spotting which continues over the half title and slightly affects the title page at the beginning and affects the final index leaf and the verso of the rear free endpaper at the end. Contents are complete clean and sound and in very good condition with 60 hand coloured plates with guards. There is light toning to page edges and the occasional light mark or corner turn. Plate 2 is positioned at p 4 and Plate 1 at p 10. There is slight grubbiness to the gutter of Plate 33 and a darker area at the top of Plate 42. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.</p> James Nelson & Co hardcover
18521181Paris: Gabriel de Gonet (impr. de Vialat & Cie à Lagny), [1852]. In-8, 214 x 137: frontispice, (2 ff.), 168 pp., 2 pp., (1 f.), couverture imprimée. – Demi-maroquin rouge à coins, filet doré, dos lisse orné d’un décor de style romantique de feuillage, tête dorée, couverture et dos conservés (Semet et Plumelle).
