JOHNSTONE, William Grosart & Alexander CROALL. The Nature Printed British Sea Weeds, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1859-60, 4 volumes, 8°, 222 plates, all but 2 nature printed in colours by Henry Bradbury (perforation stamp on 3 titles and several text leaves, ink stamp on verso of half titles and plates), contemporary green half morocco (rubbed, joints weak). [Nissen BBI 1002; Plesch 403] Provenance: JCL -- DARWIN, Erasmus (1731-1802). Phytologia, London: for J. Johnson, 1800, 4°, 12 engraved plates, 2 folding (perforation stamp on title, plates browned around margins, brittle), modern library cloth. [Nissen ZBI 452; Plesch 175] Provenance: JCL (5)

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JOHNSTONE, William Grosart & Alexander CROALL. The Nature Printed British Sea Weeds, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1859-60, 4 volumes, 8°, 222 plates, all but 2 nature printed in colours by Henry Bradbury (perforation stamp on 3 titles and several text leaves, ink stamp on verso of half titles and plates), contemporary green half morocco (rubbed, joints weak). [Nissen BBI 1002; Plesch 403] Provenance: JCL -- DARWIN, Erasmus (1731-1802). Phytologia, London: for J. Johnson, 1800, 4°, 12 engraved plates, 2 folding (perforation stamp on title, plates browned around margins, brittle), modern library cloth. [Nissen ZBI 452; Plesch 175] Provenance: JCL (5)

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Other nature printed works were planned by Bradbury but never came to fruition as he commited suicide in 1860.

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