LINDLEY, JOHN. Sertum Orchidaceum: a Wreath of the most beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers. London: James Ridgeway & SOns [1837-] 1838 [-1841]. Large folio, 546 x 365 mm. (21 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.), contemporary maroon morocco, covers with gilt roll-tooled leafy vine borders, spine compartments gilt-panelled with large floral tools, raised bands gilt, turn-ins with gilt roll-tooled floral roll-tool, g.e., joints and extremities rubbed, head of spine chipped, light foxing or spotting to about 23 plates, approximately 16 plates more heavily foxed. 50 hand-colored lithographed plates, including additional lithographed title (dated 1840), by M. Gauci after Miss Drake, Descoutilz, W. Griffith, Miss M. A. Mearns, Schouten and R. H. Schomburgk; a hand-colored lithograph of an orchid signed in the plate "R. Norbury 1838" loosely inserted. Great Flower Books, p. 65; Nissen BBI 1205; Stafleu TL-2 4651.

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LINDLEY, JOHN. Sertum Orchidaceum: a Wreath of the most beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers. London: James Ridgeway & SOns [1837-] 1838 [-1841]. Large folio, 546 x 365 mm. (21 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.), contemporary maroon morocco, covers with gilt roll-tooled leafy vine borders, spine compartments gilt-panelled with large floral tools, raised bands gilt, turn-ins with gilt roll-tooled floral roll-tool, g.e., joints and extremities rubbed, head of spine chipped, light foxing or spotting to about 23 plates, approximately 16 plates more heavily foxed. 50 hand-colored lithographed plates, including additional lithographed title (dated 1840), by M. Gauci after Miss Drake, Descoutilz, W. Griffith, Miss M. A. Mearns, Schouten and R. H. Schomburgk; a hand-colored lithograph of an orchid signed in the plate "R. Norbury 1838" loosely inserted. Great Flower Books, p. 65; Nissen BBI 1205; Stafleu TL-2 4651.