William Curtis Flora londinensis; Or, plates and s of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London. London: Printed for and sold by the author, 1777–1798 FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes bound in 4, folio (450 x 265mm.), vol.1 title with engraved vignette, dedication leaf in vol.2, additional MS indices “arranged according to Withering”, 432 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, one printed index leaf cropped in volume 1, a few other plates and text leaves cut close, first plate in fourth volume strengthened at gutter obscuring plate number, common snowthistle text leaf holed with loss (vol.4), bindings expertly rebacked to style LITERATURE:Henrey 595; Hunt 650; Nissen BBI 440; Stafleu TL2 1286Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
William Curtis Flora londinensis; Or, plates and s of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London. London: Printed for and sold by the author, 1777–1798 FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes bound in 4, folio (450 x 265mm.), vol.1 title with engraved vignette, dedication leaf in vol.2, additional MS indices “arranged according to Withering”, 432 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, one printed index leaf cropped in volume 1, a few other plates and text leaves cut close, first plate in fourth volume strengthened at gutter obscuring plate number, common snowthistle text leaf holed with loss (vol.4), bindings expertly rebacked to style LITERATURE:Henrey 595; Hunt 650; Nissen BBI 440; Stafleu TL2 1286Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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