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Natural History : Flowers & Plants

Our rare botanical books include magnificent, hand-coloured volumes on flowers and fruit, such as those by Pierre-Joseph Redouté; illustrated herbals by figures like Elizabeth Blackwell and John Gerarde; and important reference guides.

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  • Charming set of The Fruit Grower's Guide by John Wright and illustrated by May Rivers, one of the classic victorian works of British gardening and fruit trees.
    Charming set of The Fruit Grower's Guide by John Wright and illustrated by May Rivers, one of the classic victorian works of British gardening and fruit trees.

    WRIGHT, John & RIVERS, May.
    The Fruit Grower's Guide. [1891-94].
    $1,146.00

  • First edition of this superb, hand-coloured work on lillies, A Monograph of the Genus Lillium by Henry John Elwes, with the Supplement.
    First edition of this superb, hand-coloured work on lillies, A Monograph of the Genus Lillium by Henry John Elwes, with the Supplement.

    ELWES, Henry John; GROVE, Arthur.
    A Monograph of the Genus Lilium[with] A Supplement to the Monograph of the Genus Lilium. 1880 - 1933-1960
    $16,845.00

  • Each beautifully executed flower portrayed is also the subject for a poem which serves as text for the illustration as there are no captions.
    Each beautifully executed flower portrayed is also the subject for a poem which serves as text for the illustration as there are no captions.

    BADGER, Mrs Clarissa M.
    Floral Belles from the Green-house and Garden. 1867
    $3,369.00

  • An exquisite album of Japanese watercolours depicting 64 varieties of camellia and 12 hibiscus, handmade by Mataemon Shibakawa II in 1933.
    An exquisite album of Japanese watercolours depicting 64 varieties of camellia and 12 hibiscus, handmade by Mataemon Shibakawa II in 1933.

    SHIBAKAWA, Mataemon II.
    Hana yose. 1933.
    $16,845.00

  • Ferdinand Bauer recorded not only botanical but also zoological specimens on the voyage to Australia of Matthew Flinders.
    Ferdinand Bauer recorded not only botanical but also zoological specimens on the voyage to Australia of Matthew Flinders.

    BAUER, Ferdinand.
    Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae 1813.
    $53,904.00

  • Pomologia,
    Pomologia,

    KNOOP, Johann Hermann; HUTH, Georg Leonhart (translator).
    Pomologia, 1760 & 1766.
    $8,760.00

  • First edition of one of the rarest and most beautifully illustrated botanical works, Alexis Jordan's Icones ad Floram Europae, published between 1866 and 1903.
    First edition of one of the rarest and most beautifully illustrated botanical works, Alexis Jordan's Icones ad Floram Europae, published between 1866 and 1903.

    JORDAN, [Claude Thomas] Alexis; FOURREAU, Jules.
    Icones ad Floram Europae 1866-1903.
    $12,803.00

  • First edition of Jane Loudon's Ladies' Flower Garden of Ornamental Greenhouse Plants, handsomely bound in green morocco by Wareing Webb of Liverpool.
    First edition of Jane Loudon's Ladies' Flower Garden of Ornamental Greenhouse Plants, handsomely bound in green morocco by Wareing Webb of Liverpool.

    LOUDON, Jane.
    The Ladies' Flower Garden of Ornamental Greenhouse Plants. 1848.
    $2,359.00

  • First edition of Jane Loudon's The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants, handsomely bound by Wareing Webb of Liverpool.
    First edition of Jane Loudon's The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants, handsomely bound by Wareing Webb of Liverpool.

    LOUDON, Jane.
    The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants. 1841.
    $3,369.00

  • First edition of the lavishly illustrated Fruit grower's Guide by John Wright, illustrated by Mary Rivers, 1891-1894.
    First edition of the lavishly illustrated Fruit grower's Guide by John Wright, illustrated by Mary Rivers, 1891-1894.

    [HORTICULTURE] WRIGHT, John & RIVERS, May.
    The Fruit Grower's Guide. [1891-1894].
    $1,348.00

  • The first edition of botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker's important colour plate book The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, published in 1849.
    The first edition of botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker's important colour plate book The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, published in 1849.

    HOOKER, Joseph Dalton.
    The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya; 1849.
    $14,824.00

  • The uncommon first edition of the important and splendidly illustrated medical herbal Historia Botanica Practica by Giambattista Morandi.
    The uncommon first edition of the important and splendidly illustrated medical herbal Historia Botanica Practica by Giambattista Morandi.

    MORANDI, Giambattista.
    Historia Botanica Practica: 1744.
    $6,738.00

  • An attractive first edition of Duhamel's rare agricultural treatise, Traite de la conservation des grains, in a contemporary sprinkled calf binding.
    An attractive first edition of Duhamel's rare agricultural treatise, Traite de la conservation des grains, in a contemporary sprinkled calf binding.

    DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis.
    Traité de la conservation des grains, 1753.
    $236.00

  • First and only edition of Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, 55 fine floral plates by Margaret Roscoe, published in seven parts between 1829 and 1831.
    First and only edition of Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, 55 fine floral plates by Margaret Roscoe, published in seven parts between 1829 and 1831.

    ROSCOE, Margaret.
    Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, 1829-1831.
    $4,043.00

  • An essay on trees in landscape, Kennion, First edition with four additional hand coloured double page engravings, 54 in total, bound in modern half leather
    An essay on trees in landscape, Kennion, First edition with four additional hand coloured double page engravings, 54 in total, bound in modern half leather

    KENNION, Edward.
    An Essay on Trees in Landscape. 1815.
    $3,706.00

  • The fifth edition of John Evelyn's Silva, a pioneering horticultural text described by Henrey as "the first important book to be published in this country on forest trees".
    The fifth edition of John Evelyn's Silva, a pioneering horticultural text described by Henrey as "the first important book to be published in this country on forest trees".

    EVELYN, John.
    Silva: 1729.
    $674.00

  • First edition with variant title page of Curtis's Flora Londinensis, the earliest English flora with coloured plates in any way approaching comprehensive
    First edition with variant title page of Curtis's Flora Londinensis, the earliest English flora with coloured plates in any way approaching comprehensive

    CURTIS, William.
    Flora Londinensis: [1775]-1777-1798.
    $12,803.00

  • First editions, a rare complete set of both series of Robert Sweet's monumental work The British Flower Garden, with over 7,000 hand-coloured illustrations
    First editions, a rare complete set of both series of Robert Sweet's monumental work The British Flower Garden, with over 7,000 hand-coloured illustrations

    SWEET, Robert.
    The British Flower Garden; 1823-1825 & 1831-1838.
    $13,140.00

  • Attractive collection of pressed seaweeds with printed identification labels.
    Attractive collection of pressed seaweeds with printed identification labels.

    HERBARIUM.
    Album of dried plants. Late 19th to early 20th century.
    $4,043.00

  • the most handsome and influential botanical of its day, with its near-dreamlike depiction of plants suspended above cityscapes and other backgrounds.
    the most handsome and influential botanical of its day, with its near-dreamlike depiction of plants suspended above cityscapes and other backgrounds.

    MUNTING, Abraham.
    Phytographia Curiosa, Exhibens Arborum, Fruticum, Herbarum & Florum Icones. 1727.
    $6,065.00

  • Deutschlands Flora
    Deutschlands Flora

    Reichenbach, H. G. Ludwig.
    Deutschlands Flora 1837-1912
    $16,845.00

  • First edition of Henry Lambert's Flore Naturelle, containing 80 hand-coloured plates of flowers.
    First edition of Henry Lambert's Flore Naturelle, containing 80 hand-coloured plates of flowers.

    LAMBERT, Henry.
    Flore Naturelle. Études par Henry Lambert c. 1890
    $5,054.00

  • First edition of this important botanical magazine with over 700 plates.
    First edition of this important botanical magazine with over 700 plates.

    PAXTON, Sir Joseph.
    Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants. 1834-1849.
    $13,476.00

  • First edition of Monandrian Plants by William Roscoe, one of the most impressive lithographed botanical books.
    First edition of Monandrian Plants by William Roscoe, one of the most impressive lithographed botanical books.

    ROSCOE, William.
    Monandrian Plants of the order Scitamineae, [1824-] 1828.
    $23,583.00

  • The Herefordshire Pomona is a classic in the science and practice of pomology.
    The Herefordshire Pomona is a classic in the science and practice of pomology.

    HOGG, Robert; BULL, Henry Graves.
    The Herefordshire Pomona, 1876-1885.
    $8,760.00

  • Cistus species are upright evergreen shrubs, having mostly pink or purple flowers, which resemble roses.
    Cistus species are upright evergreen shrubs, having mostly pink or purple flowers, which resemble roses.

    SWEET, Robert
    Cistineae. 1825-30
    $3,369.00

  • A sumptuous collection of 244 mounted watercolours depicting Chinese silkworm cultivation, birds, Asian fruits and flowers, exlibris Duke of Marlborough.
    A sumptuous collection of 244 mounted watercolours depicting Chinese silkworm cultivation, birds, Asian fruits and flowers, exlibris Duke of Marlborough.

    [CHINESE SCHOOL].
    Album of watercolours of flowers, fruit and silkworms. Circa 1800.
    $202,140.00

  • Trew's Plantae Selectae is one of the greatest eighteenth-century botanical books, with 100 plates after paintings by Georg Dionysius Ehret.
    Trew's Plantae Selectae is one of the greatest eighteenth-century botanical books, with 100 plates after paintings by Georg Dionysius Ehret.

    TREW, Christoph Jakob.
    Plantae Selectae 1750-1773.
    $50,535.00

  • Very scarce artistic botanical work showing highly finished decorative bouquets of flowers for the twelve months of the year.
    Very scarce artistic botanical work showing highly finished decorative bouquets of flowers for the twelve months of the year.

    ROBIN, Armand.
    Flore des Quatre Saisons. [c.1840].
    $16,845.00

  • magnificent plates after the drawings of Alfred Chandler beautifully coloured with opaque pigments coloured and highly finished with gum arabic
    magnificent plates after the drawings of Alfred Chandler beautifully coloured with opaque pigments coloured and highly finished with gum arabic

    CHANDLER, Alfred; BOOTH, William Beattie.
    Illustrations and descriptions of the plants which compose the natural order camellieae, 1831.
    $23,583.00

  • A most attractive series of watercolours on vellum including a fine China rose.
    A most attractive series of watercolours on vellum including a fine China rose.

    DRUMMOND, Charlotte.
    Album of Botanical Watercolours. 1820.
    $10,107.00

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