1796 English Botany James Sowerby 71 Plates Botanical Color Flowers Plants RARE

1796 English Botany James Sowerby 71 Plates Botanical Color Flowers Plants RARE

“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.

English botanist James Edward Smith published his own work on the subject, collaborating with and utilizing James Sowerby’s popular flower illustrations. This first edition volume of Smith’s ‘Sowerby’s Botany’ includes hundreds of fascinating, colored illustrations.

Item number: #25803

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, 1796. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • [2], 289-360 leaves, [6]
  • 71 hand-colored engraved plates
    • Plates numbered 289-360
  • References: Henrey 1366
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22.5cm x 14cm)

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