Unnamed plant - ORIGINAL HAND-COLOURED COPPER ENGRAVING - From: English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants by James Edward Smith. - Plate No. 2748.

Sowerby; Salter.

Verlag: C.E. Sowerby, London, 1832

Beschreibung

First edition. Plate dated Aug1 1832, the SINGLE and HIGH enumeration indicates that it is taken from the so called "supplement" of 1830ff. which nowadays is regarded as vol. 37- 40 of the main work and thus still a part of the first edition. +++ A fine original (partly) hand-coloured copper engraving, paper size approx. 12,5 x 21 cm. Colours are good and bright, paper spotless. (Supplied without accompanying text, and without mount.) +++ This item is part of a rare collection of 42 engravings from this edition. If you want more information please use the "Ask Bookseller a question" button and I'll be pleased to help. +++ The first edition was printed in 1790-1814. There is a "Supplement", 1831-49, 4 vol., the latter with plates by J. de C. Sowerby and J. W. Salter and regarded as vol. 37- 40 of the main work. "One of the most celebrated of all British floras is Sowerby's English botany. This periodical publication, issued in 267 numbers, and published in thirty-six volumes between 1790 and 1814, contains 2.592 beautifully coloured illustrations of plants most of which are drawn and engraved by James Sowerby." (Henrey II p. 141). +++ References: Nissen BBI 2225; Great flower books p. 76; Henrey 1369; Stafleu & Cowan 12.221. (Please Note: I do not break books for plates. My plates have all been purchased loose.). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008486

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Unnamed plant - ORIGINAL HAND-COLOURED ...

Verlag: C.E. Sowerby, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1832

Einband: Kein Einband

Zustand: Sehr gut