KNOWLES, George Beauchamp & Frederick WESTCOTT. The Floral Cabinet, or Magazine of Excotic Botany, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown [and 2 others], [1837]. Volume I only (of 3), 4 (253 x 198mm.), hand-coloured lithographed title and 45 plates, including 3 double-page (a few very light occasional spots), contemporary roan (skillfully rebacked with old spine relaid), g.e. Nissen BBI 2229.

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KNOWLES, George Beauchamp & Frederick WESTCOTT. The Floral Cabinet, or Magazine of Excotic Botany, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown [and 2 others], [1837]. Volume I only (of 3), 4 (253 x 198mm.), hand-coloured lithographed title and 45 plates, including 3 double-page (a few very light occasional spots), contemporary roan (skillfully rebacked with old spine relaid), g.e. Nissen BBI 2229.

LOWE, Edward Joseph & W. HOWARD. Beautiful leaved Plants, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1861. 8, hand-coloured wood-engraved frontispiece and 59 plates after A. F. Lydon (a few very light spots), original publisher's cloth gilt (spine faded, lightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION. Nissen BBI 1247.

HARRISON, Joseph. The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist's Magazine, London: Whittaker and G. Ridge, 1835. Volume III only, 8, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, engraved title, additional printed title, 13 hand-coloured engraved plates by J. & J. Parkin (lightly browned and spotted throughout), contemporary blind-stamped cloth (lightly rubbed).

With John Lindley's Introduction to Botany (London, 1835). The lot sold not subject to return. (4)

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