HOOKER, Joseph Dalton.
The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya; Being an Account, Botanical and Geographical of the Rhododendrons Recently Discovered in the Mountains of the Eastern Himalaya, from Drawings and Descriptions Made on the Spot.
London, Reeve & Co., 1849.
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The first edition of this important botanical work, the results of Hooker's exploration of Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet. A handsome copy in green morocco.
Hooker collected more than 7,000 specimens during his expedition, including twenty-five rhododendrons new to British science. The present is 'An important work both for the botanist and horticulturalist since it contains descriptions and plates of many of the best garden rhododendron species which can be grown in this country and an account of their discovery' (Great Flower Books).
First edition; Folio; 30 hand-coloured lithographed plates, some toning at the extreme edges of the plates but overall clean; contemporary green morocco rebacked with the original spine laid down, spine elaborately gilt in compartments, boards gilt panelled, marbled endpapers, gilt roll to turn-ins, all edges gilt, binding a little scuffed and bumped, corners repaired, a very good copy.
Nissen BBI 911; Great Flower Books, p.60; Pritzel 4200.
Hooker collected more than 7,000 specimens during his expedition, including twenty-five rhododendrons new to British science. The present is 'An important work both for the botanist and horticulturalist since it contains descriptions and plates of many of the best garden rhododendron species which can be grown in this country and an account of their discovery' (Great Flower Books).
First edition; Folio; 30 hand-coloured lithographed plates, some toning at the extreme edges of the plates but overall clean; contemporary green morocco rebacked with the original spine laid down, spine elaborately gilt in compartments, boards gilt panelled, marbled endpapers, gilt roll to turn-ins, all edges gilt, binding a little scuffed and bumped, corners repaired, a very good copy.
Nissen BBI 911; Great Flower Books, p.60; Pritzel 4200.
Stock code 122937
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The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya;
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£11,000.00
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£11,000.00
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