The Botanical Library of a Continental Gentleman

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Agricultural Society of Japan. Useful Plants of Japan, Described and Illustrated 5 vol. including 3 plate vol. & Index, 1015 colour woodcuts, orig...

Ahern (Capt. George P.) Compilation of Notes on the Most Important Timber Tree Species of the Philippine Islands, first edition, 43 plates, all b...

Aiton (William) Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, 3 vol., first edition, 13 engraved p...

Aldrovandi (Ulisse) Dendrologiae naturalis scilicet arborum historiae libri duo... edited by Ovidio Montalbini, first edition, second state of pre...

Andrews (Henry C.) The Heathery; or a Monograph of the Genus Erica vol.1-4 only (of 6), first edition, 193 hand-coloured engraved plates by Andrew...

Antoine (Franz) Die Coniferen nach Lambert, Loudon und anderen, 11 parts [all published], 55 lithographed plates by Antoine, a few tinted, the res...

Antoine (Franz) Die Coniferen... 11 parts [all published], 45 lithographed plates only by Antoine (of 55), 10 hand-coloured or tinted, 2 folding, ...

Audot (Louis Eustache) Figures pour l`Almanach du Bon Jardinier eleventh edition, half-title, 83 engraved plates of plants, gardening tools, build...

Audubon (John James) The Birds of America: A Selection of Plates vol.2 only (of 2), one of 1000 copies signed by the publisher, this one of 250 fo...

Bateman (James) A Monograph of Odontoglossum first edition, 30 hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after W.H.Fitch, illustrations, plate VIII...

Bateman (James) The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala [c.1978] § Lindley (John) Sertium Orchidaceum: A Wreath of the Most Beautiful Orchidaceous...

Bauer (Franz Andreas) Delineations of Exotick Plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew Parts 1 & 2 only (of 3), first edition, limited to 90 a...

Baxter (William) British Phaenogamous Botany; or, Figures and Descriptions of the Genera of British Flowering Plants, 6 vol. in 3, first edition, ...

Bellermann (Johann Bartholomäus) Abbildung zum Kabinet der vorzüglichsten in- und ausländischen Holzarten nebst deren Beschreibung, first edition,...

Belon du Mans (Pierre) De Arboribus coniferis, resiniferis, aliis... first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut ornaments and initials, 8 woo...

Bergeret (Jean Pierre) Phytonomatotechnie Universelle 3 vol. in 2, first edition, half-titles to vol.1 & 2, no half-title or title to vol.3 (as is...

Berlèse (Lorenzo Bernardo, Abbé) Monographie du Genre Camellia..., second edition, half-title, 4 hand-coloured plates of colour samples, blank le...

Berlèse (Lorenzo Bernardo, Abbé) Iconographie du Genre Camellia..., 3 vol. in 1, number 79 of 500 facsimile reprints, colour plates, original clo...

Blossfeldt (Karl) Urformen der Kunst: Photographische Pflanzenbilder, second edition, 96 photographic illustrations, contemporary ink inscription ...

Blossfeldt (Karl) Wunder in der Natur: Bild-Dokumente Schöner Pflanzenformen, first edition, tipped-in frontispiece portrait, 120 photographic pla...

Blunt (Wilfrid) Tulips & Tulipomania 2 vol. including portfolio of plates, number 132 of 515 copies signed by the author, text with tipped-in colo...

Boutcher (William) A Treatise on Forest-Trees... first edition signed by the author on verso of title as usual, with additional engraved vignette ...

Boutcher (William) A Treatise on Forest-Trees... another copy, first edition signed by the author on verso of title as usual but without the addit...

Brookshaw (George) The Horticultural Repository containing delineations of the best varieties of the different species of English Fruits..., 2 vol...

Brown (John Ednie) A Practical Treatise on Tree Culture in South Australia first edition, lithographed frontispiece and 28 plates and plans after ...

Buc`hoz (Joseph Pierre) Traité de la Culture des Arbres et Arbustes 3 vol., vol.1 second edition, vol.2 & 3 first editions, half-titles, some ligh...

Bulliard (Pierre) Flora Parisiensis ou Descriptions et Figures des Plantes qui Croissent aux Environs de Paris..., 6 vol. in 4 and Index, together...

Bulliard (Pierre) Dictionnaire Élémentaire de Botanique first edition, 10 engraved plates, all but one printed in colours, tissue guards, a very g...

Bulliard (Pierre) Histoire des Plantes Vénéneuses et Suspectes de la France half-title, without the 85 colour-printed engraved plates, some light ...

Bunbury (Sir Charles J.F.) Arboretum Notes. Notes on the Trees and Shrubs cultivated at Barton, edited by his wife, first edition, half-title, th...

Bunbury (Sir Charles J.F.) Arboretum Notes. Notes on the Trees and Shrubs cultivated at Barton, edited by his wife, first edition, half-title, in...

Burbidge (Frederick William Thomas) & J.G.Baker. The Narcissus: its History and Culture... first edition, half-title, 48 hand-coloured lithographe...

Burgsdorf (Friedrich August Ludwig von) Versuch einer vollständigen Geschichte vorzüglicher Holzarten... 3 parts in 2 vol., first edition, engrave...

Burkart (W.O.) Sammlung der wichtigsten europäischen Nutzhölzer in characteristischen Schnitten... first edition, with 40 plates of wood specimens...

Burmann (Nicolaas Laurens) Flora Indica cui accedit series Zoophytorum Indicorum, nec non prodromus Florae Capensis, first edition, 66 engraved pl...

Camus (Aimée Antoinette) Les Chênes: Monographies du Genre Quercus 3 vol. in 4 and 3 Atlas vol., together 7 vol., first edition, text with illustr...

Camus (Edmond Gustave and Aimée Antoinette) Iconographie des Orchidées d`Europe et du Bassin Mediterranéen Atlas and 2 vol. in 1 comprising text &...

Candolle (Augustin Pyramus de) Plantes Rares du Jardin de Genève 4 parts in 1, first edition, lacking title, 24 stipple-engraved plates by Heyland...

Chaumeton (Pierre Jean François) Flore Médicale 7 vol. in 8, first edition, half-titles, 424 fine stipple-engraved plates printed in colours and f...

Chaumeton (P.J.F.), J.L.M.Poiret & J.B.Chamberet. Flore Médicale 7 vol., large paper copy, half-titles, 421 fine stipple-engraved plates printed i...

Chinese School (19th century) A group of six studies of Chinese flowers pencil, watercolour, and gouache, four with ink stamps on verso of "Haw Sh...

Circle of Johen Rint. A group of four studies of Indian plants pencil, watercolour, gouache, and heightened with gum arabic, each c.540 x 380mm., ...

Clinton-Baker (Henry William) Illustrations of Conifers 3 vol., 1909-13; Clinton-Baker (H.W.) and A. Bruce Jackson. Illustrations of New Conifers,...

Cole (Rex Vicat) British Trees revised by Dorothy Kempe, 2 vol., photogravure frontispiece, plates and illustrations, many after the author, errat...

Company School (19th century) Two botanical studies showing part of an Al Tree, and an Iskandh Tree, pen and ink, watercolour, heightened with gou...

Company School (19th century) A branch of the Custard Apple Tree bearing fruits and flowers, with details and a fruit shown in sections, watercolo...

Country Life. Gardens Old & New: The Country House & its Garden, [1901] § Holme (Charles, editor) The Gardens of England, 3 vol., The Studio, 1907...

Cramer (Johann Andreas) Anleitung zum Forst-wesen nebst einer ausführlichen Beschreibung von Verkohlung des Holzes..., first edition, Gothic lette...

[Cramer (Johann Andreas)] [Anleitung zum Forst-wesen...] plates only, 66 folding plates of foliage and a few of charcoal-burning by Ant.Aug.Bock, ...

Crantz (Heinrich Johann Nepomuk Edler von) Stirpium Austriacarum Part I only (of 2), 3 parts in 1, second edition, general title and 3 part titles...

[Curtis (William)] [Flora Londinensis] a collection of 92 plates only in 2 vol., 92 finely hand-coloured engraved plates, with letterpress dedicat...

Curtis (William) The Botanical Magazine First Series, vol.1-12, 16-21 & 35-44 in 18, second editions of vol.1-5, over 1200 engraved plates, all bu...

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection second edition, second issue, `fifth thousand`, half-title, folding lithog...

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species... third edition, with additions and corrections, `seventh thousand`, half-title, folding lithographed c...

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species... sixth edition, `eleventh thousand`, half-title, folding lithographed chart, original green cloth, sli...

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species... fifth American edition, half-title, folding lithographed chart (lightly creased), 8pp. advertisements...

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species... sixth edition, `thirteenth thousand`, half-title, folding lithographed chart, very occasional light s...

Davidian (H.H.) The Rhododendron Species 4 vol., first editions, frontispieces, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jac...

Descole (Horacio Raul) and others. Genera et Species Plantarum Argentinarum 4 vol. in 5 only (of 5 in 7, lacking vol.5), first edition, one of 160...

Desfontaines (René Louiches) Flora Atlantica sive historia plantarum, quae in Atlante, agro Tunetano et Algeriensi crescunt, 2 vol., first edition...

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