Menthae Brittanicae: being a new botanical Arrangement of all the British Mints hitherto discovered.

WILLIAM SOLE (BRITISH, 1739-1802)

Verlag: Erscheinungsdatum: 1798

WILLIAM SOLE (BRITISH, 1739-1802) Menthae Brittanicae: being a new botanical Arrangement of all the British Mints hitherto discovered. Folio (12 ¾ x 9 ¼ in.) Letterpress half-title, title page, and 53 pages of text interleaved with 26 delicate original watercolor drawings of British mints by the original artists: James Hewlett, Thomas Robins, and Miss J. Smith, all with manuscript captions, and including one folding. Bath: Cruttwell, 1798. First edition, Unique copy with the original watercolor drawings substituted for the 24 copper-plate engravings published without color in 1798 by the original artists. Provenance: with ownership inscription of E. Lingwood on the front pastedown; the engraved armorial bookplate of Robert Maulkin Lingwood (?1813-1887) an amateur botanist on the front pastedown; with the engraved bookplate of the author s relation Arthur B. Sole also on the front pastedown; Robert de Belder (1921-1995) and his wife Jelena de Belder-Koracic (1924-2003), horticulturalists and proprietors of Arboretum Kalmthout, their sale Sotheby s April 28th, 1987, lot 340. Condition: Modern calf-backed contemporary marbled paper boards (corners worn.) William Sole is best known for his botanical research on mints which he grew in his garden from specimens collected throughout the United Kingdom. In 1798, he published his findings in Menthae Britannicae, accompanied by 24 full-plate etchings, all executed by William Hibbert from artwork by several artists. Present here is a unique set of Sole s outstanding work in which the 24 etched plates were replaced with original watercolors bearing manuscript annotations. We believe this example is William Sole s copy of the book presenting the original artwork used to prepare etched plates. The annotations may be by William Sole and/or botanist J.E. Smith; a botanist Sole was consulting at his publication s tail end. The combination of original watercolors and annotations is valuable both in its unique nature and in the process by which botanists reviewed and shared information. FULL CATALOGUE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Loca: 6.3BC.19D. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AP00088

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Titel: Menthae Brittanicae: being a new botanical ...
Erscheinungsdatum: 1798
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
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