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    Sale 8009

    An Important Botanical Library, Part II

    New York, East

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    5 June 1997

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    Lot 190

    BATEMAN, JAMES. A Second Century of Orchidaceous Plants. Selected from the subjects published in 'Curtis' Botanical Magazine' since the issue of the 'First Century.' London: L. Reeve & Co., 1867. 4to, 312 x 239 mm., original green cloth gilt, spine ends and corners worn, cloth torn on lower joint; binding broken with some contents loose, some marginal chips or splits on some loose leaves (occasionally plates), some slight age-toning to margin extremes. 100 hand-colored lithographed plates by Walter Hood Fitch, numbered 101-200. Great Flower Books p. 49; Nissen BBI 87; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 344.

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    USD 3,450

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    USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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    BATEMAN, JAMES. A Second Century of Orchidaceous Plants. Selected from the subjects published in 'Curtis' Botanical Magazine' since the issue of the 'First Century.' London: L. Reeve & Co., 1867. 4to, 312 x 239 mm., original green cloth gilt, spine ends and corners worn, cloth torn on lower joint; binding broken with some contents loose, some marginal chips or splits on some loose leaves (occasionally plates), some slight age-toning to margin extremes. 100 hand-colored lithographed plates by Walter Hood Fitch, numbered 101-200. Great Flower Books p. 49; Nissen BBI 87; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 344.

    Provenance: Kenneth K. Mackenzie; Horticultural Society of New York, bookplate.

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