1793 English Botany Sowerby Color Illustrated Flowers Plants RARE Botanical ART

1793 English Botany Sowerby Color Illustrated Flowers Plants RARE Botanical ART

“the most celebrated of all English floras” (Henrey)

In 1790, English naturalist James Sowerby published what would become the preeminent illustrated work on English botany. Entitled simply ‘English Botany’, this work was a complete compendium of the native plants in Great Britain providing characteristics of plants, places of growth, as well as commentary and remarks on flowers.

Item number: #25802

Price: $599

SOWERBY, James

English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, With Their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places of Growth.

London : Printed for the author by J. Davis, 1793. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • [2], 73-144 leaves, [6]
  • 71 hand-colored engraved plates
    • Plates numbered 73-144
  • References: Henrey 1366
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~9in X 5.5in (22.5cm x 14cm)

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