LINDLEY, JOHN. Sertum Orchidaceum: a Wreath of the most beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers. London: James Ridgway & Sons [1837-] 1838 [-1841]. Large folio, 537 x 362mm. (21 1/8 x 14 1/4 in.), contemporary dark green morocco, covers with broad gilt stylized floral borders surrounding large central oval, spine in six similarly gilt compartments, g.e., by J. Law of Liverpool, extremely skilfully rejointed and head and tail of spine renewed, slight rubbing to board edges, light mostly marginal foxing to about half of the plates including lithographic title and to many text leaves, 1/4-inch marginal tear and slight wrinkling to text leaf to pl. 34. Hand-colored additional lithographed title (dated 1840) and 49 hand-colored lithographed plates by M. Gauci after Miss Drake, Descourtilz, W. Griffith, Miss M. A. Mearns, Schouten and R. H. Schomburgk. Nissen BBI 1205; Great Flower Books p. 65; Stafleu TL-2 4651.

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LINDLEY, JOHN. Sertum Orchidaceum: a Wreath of the most beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers. London: James Ridgway & Sons [1837-] 1838 [-1841]. Large folio, 537 x 362mm. (21 1/8 x 14 1/4 in.), contemporary dark green morocco, covers with broad gilt stylized floral borders surrounding large central oval, spine in six similarly gilt compartments, g.e., by J. Law of Liverpool, extremely skilfully rejointed and head and tail of spine renewed, slight rubbing to board edges, light mostly marginal foxing to about half of the plates including lithographic title and to many text leaves, 1/4-inch marginal tear and slight wrinkling to text leaf to pl. 34. Hand-colored additional lithographed title (dated 1840) and 49 hand-colored lithographed plates by M. Gauci after Miss Drake, Descourtilz, W. Griffith, Miss M. A. Mearns, Schouten and R. H. Schomburgk. Nissen BBI 1205; Great Flower Books p. 65; Stafleu TL-2 4651.

Provenance: Earl of Derby, bookplate (sale, Christie's London, 30 June 1971, lot 79); anonymous owner (sale, Sotheby's London, 1 June 1981, lot 157).