Lot 1346 , Curtis, William - A Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... vols. IV, XI and XII (bound together), XIII and XV; New Series vol. VIII; Third Series vols. XII, XIV, XVI and XXIII. (10 vols).

° Curtis, William - A Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... vols. IV, XI and XII (bound together), XIII and XV; New Series vol. VIII; Third Series vols. XII, XIV, XVI and XXIII. (10 vols). 538 hand coloured plates (of which 42 folded); contemp. red half morocco and marbled boards, gilt spines, marbled e/ps., uncut (original series) and sometime rebound half calf and marbled boards, gilt decorated spines and marbled e/ps (remainder). 1795-1867
£600-800

Condition:
Good copies, clean plts. and text (1/2pp. accompany each plt.); vol. IV (1795) plt.120 uncoloured and no. text. Orig. series with leather book labels (Mary Yeeles, Bathford); the later rebound vols. by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, & with pictorial vignette titles

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