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PAXTON, Joseph (1803-1865). Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and register of flowering plants. London: Bradbury & Evans for Orr & Smith (vols.I-II) or W.S.Orr & Co. (vols.III-VII), 1834-1840.
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PAXTON, Joseph (1803-1865). Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and register of flowering plants. London: Bradbury & Evans for Orr & Smith (vols.I-II) or W.S.Orr & Co. (vols.III-VII), 1834-1840.
7 volumes only (of 16, vols. 1-7), 8o (234 x 165 mm). Approximately 308 hand-colored engraved or lithographed flower plates by F.W. Smith or S. Holden, some folding, numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Contemporary green cloth, spine gilt lettered. Provenance: Bacon Free Library (bookplate).
The correct number of plates is not known with certainty, Stafleu and Cowan quote the New York Botanical Society copy (with 723 plates) but say that they "are not sure that 723 is the exact number of plates issued." Nissen calls for 768 plates. Nissen BBI 2351; Stafleu & Cowan 7554. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (7)
7 volumes only (of 16, vols. 1-7), 8o (234 x 165 mm). Approximately 308 hand-colored engraved or lithographed flower plates by F.W. Smith or S. Holden, some folding, numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Contemporary green cloth, spine gilt lettered. Provenance: Bacon Free Library (bookplate).
The correct number of plates is not known with certainty, Stafleu and Cowan quote the New York Botanical Society copy (with 723 plates) but say that they "are not sure that 723 is the exact number of plates issued." Nissen calls for 768 plates. Nissen BBI 2351; Stafleu & Cowan 7554. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (7)