WARNER, Robert (1814-1896) and Benjamin WILLIAMS (1824-1890). Select Orchidaceous Plants [First Series]. London: Taylor & Co. for Lovell Reeve & Co., 1862-1865. 2° (431 x 320mm). 40 hand-coloured lithographic plates by and after W.H. Fitch and James Andrews and printed by Vincent Brooks. (Very light occasional soiling, couple of plates towards end with very minor light marginal staining, tiny wormholes affecting plates and text from beginning to plate XIX and from plate XXXVII to end, short marginal tears to text leaves to plates XXXVI and XL, the former repaired, last text leaf and rear endpaper creased, textblock splitting at plate XL with worming at gutter.) Later maroon half roan (extremities lightly rubbed).

WARNER, Robert (1814-1896) and Benjamin WILLIAMS (1824-1890). Select Orchidaceous Plants [First Series]. London: Taylor & Co. for Lovell Reeve & Co., 1862-1865. 2° (431 x 320mm). 40 hand-coloured lithographic plates by and after W.H. Fitch and James Andrews and printed by Vincent Brooks. (Very light occasional soiling, couple of plates towards end with very minor light marginal staining, tiny wormholes affecting plates and text from beginning to plate XIX and from plate XXXVII to end, short marginal tears to text leaves to plates XXXVI and XL, the former repaired, last text leaf and rear endpaper creased, textblock splitting at plate XL with worming at gutter.) Later maroon half roan (extremities lightly rubbed).

细节

WARNER, Robert (1814-1896) and Benjamin WILLIAMS (1824-1890). Select Orchidaceous Plants [First Series]. London: Taylor & Co. for Lovell Reeve & Co., 1862-1865. 2° (431 x 320mm). 40 hand-coloured lithographic plates by and after W.H. Fitch and James Andrews and printed by Vincent Brooks. (Very light occasional soiling, couple of plates towards end with very minor light marginal staining, tiny wormholes affecting plates and text from beginning to plate XIX and from plate XXXVII to end, short marginal tears to text leaves to plates XXXVI and XL, the former repaired, last text leaf and rear endpaper creased, textblock splitting at plate XL with worming at gutter.) Later maroon half roan (extremities lightly rubbed).

FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST SERIES of Warner and Williams' beautifully illustrated work on orchid species. Mostly illustrated by William Hood Fitch, 'The most outstanding botanical artist of his day in Europe' (Blunt & Stearn The Art of Botanical Illustration, 1994, p.265), this work reflects the growing interest in orchids in the latter part of the 19th-century. BM(NH) V, p.2266; Great Flower Books (1990), p.149; Nissen BBI 2108; Stafleu & Cowan 16.742.