HERBERT, William (1778-1847). Amaryllidaceae; preceded by an attempt to arrange the Monocotyledonous Orders, and followed by a treatise on cross-bred vegetables, London: James Ridgway and Sons, 1837. 8° (250 x 160mm.). 48 engraved plates by Herbert, 42 hand-coloured. (Occasional light spotting, some light mainly marginal staining). Original green cloth decorated in blind, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. (Joints lightly rubbed, some fading). Provenance: F. W. Moore (early signature and stamp on title). Bulbous plants were a speciality of Herbert's, and this finely-illustrated volume has retained the status of a standard work on this group. Nissen BBI 857; Pritzel 3984.