1829 Botanic Garden by Maund BOTANICAL Flowers Botany Illustrated Gardens 2v

1829 Botanic Garden by Maund BOTANICAL Flowers Botany Illustrated Gardens 2v

Benjamin Maund was a 19^th-century British naturalist who, beginning in 1825, published one of the most important and desirable works on British flowers. ‘The Botanic Garden’ was a regularly printed periodical that illustrated the flower and plants found in British gardens, particularly the Royal Gardens.

According to Dunthorne in ‘Great Flower Books’, Maund’s “Botanic Garden” is

“A delightful work, not only full of useful and practical information, but illustrated with most charming plates carefully engraved and colored.”

These first two volumes of ‘The Botanic Garden’ includes nearly 150+ hand-colored illustrations of flowers, leaves, plants, and more!

Item number: #25145

Price: $599

MAUND, Benjamin

The botanic garden : consisting of highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain

London: Simpkin and Marshall, 1829-30. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • II – Unpaginated; flower entries 97-192
  • III – Unpaginated; flower entries 193-288
  • 48 plates (7 present but damaged), plus engraved title pages
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Arthur Walford
  • Motto: PARATUS ET FIDELIS
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9.25in X 7.5in (23.5cm x 18.5cm)

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