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TWINING, Elizabeth (1805-1889). Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants. London: Joseph Cundall, and Day and Son, 1849-1855.
2 volumes, 2° (489 x 328mm). 160 hand-coloured lithographic plates, heightened with gum arabic, by and after Twining. (Light scattered spotting in the titles and first few text leaves, occasional light spotting in a few plates, dampstain in the margin of plate 46 'Samydaceae' in volume I.) Contemporary green half morocco, spines ruled and titled in gilt, gilt edges (spines evenly faded, extremities rubbed, small scuffs, light soiling). Provenance: John G.Murray (armorial bookplate) -- Symington of Harrogate (bookseller's small label).
FIRST EDITION OF THEMOST REMARKABLE OF TWINING'S WORKS. Elizabeth Twining, a member of the famous tea-merchant family, was an accomplished botanist, as well as a philanthropist and educator. The fine plates in this work depict plants arranged by botanical families using de Candolle's classification; where a family is known to include a British member this is included, and each plate includes between two and seven members of each family. This method produces fascinating groupings of plants seldom seen together: British with Amazonian, Italian with Himalayan, etc. The plants are generally arranged with a fine artistic sensibility on the plate, but clearly retain a careful regard for scientific accuracy. Great Flower Books (1990) p.145; Nissen BBI 2018; Pritzel 9591; Stafleu & Cowan 15.410.
2 volumes, 2° (489 x 328mm). 160 hand-coloured lithographic plates, heightened with gum arabic, by and after Twining. (Light scattered spotting in the titles and first few text leaves, occasional light spotting in a few plates, dampstain in the margin of plate 46 'Samydaceae' in volume I.) Contemporary green half morocco, spines ruled and titled in gilt, gilt edges (spines evenly faded, extremities rubbed, small scuffs, light soiling). Provenance: John G.Murray (armorial bookplate) -- Symington of Harrogate (bookseller's small label).
FIRST EDITION OF THEMOST REMARKABLE OF TWINING'S WORKS. Elizabeth Twining, a member of the famous tea-merchant family, was an accomplished botanist, as well as a philanthropist and educator. The fine plates in this work depict plants arranged by botanical families using de Candolle's classification; where a family is known to include a British member this is included, and each plate includes between two and seven members of each family. This method produces fascinating groupings of plants seldom seen together: British with Amazonian, Italian with Himalayan, etc. The plants are generally arranged with a fine artistic sensibility on the plate, but clearly retain a careful regard for scientific accuracy. Great Flower Books (1990) p.145; Nissen BBI 2018; Pritzel 9591; Stafleu & Cowan 15.410.
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