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LINDLEY, John (1799-1865) and Sir Joseph PAXTON (1801-1865). Paxton's Flower Garden. London: Bradbury and Evans: 1850 - 1853.
3 volumes, 4° (258 x 196mm). 108 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates by L. Constans, wood-engraved illustrations. (Occasional light spotting affecting about 12 plates.) Contemporary half calf, g.e., by Clyde (slightly scuffed). Provenance: Frederick DuCane Godman (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. The professed aim of this periodically-published work was to allow 'the English reader... to ascertain the real Horticultural value of the numberless so-called novelties with which the lists of dealers are crowded.' Amongst the coloured plates Orchids predominate: 31 representatives of the family are depicted. Nissen BBI 1498; Great Flower Books p. 65. (3)
3 volumes, 4° (258 x 196mm). 108 fine hand-coloured lithographic plates by L. Constans, wood-engraved illustrations. (Occasional light spotting affecting about 12 plates.) Contemporary half calf, g.e., by Clyde (slightly scuffed). Provenance: Frederick DuCane Godman (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. The professed aim of this periodically-published work was to allow 'the English reader... to ascertain the real Horticultural value of the numberless so-called novelties with which the lists of dealers are crowded.' Amongst the coloured plates Orchids predominate: 31 representatives of the family are depicted. Nissen BBI 1498; Great Flower Books p. 65. (3)