A Worcester inverted baluster shaped pot pourri vase, with flared rim, the neck pierced with diamond shaped panels and roundels, outside decorated in coloured enamels with botanical sprays and scattered flowers, within gilt line rims, 10 3/4" high (27.2cm) circa 1770-75 (rim crack and associated chip)
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Lambert Aylmer Bourke (1761-1842) A Description of the Genus Cinchona. London printed for B. and J. White 177 4to (310mm x 250mm) half title 13. mezzotint plates occasional foxing original boards spine worn in places extremities rubbed Lambert was considered by some to have been one of the most ardent and experienced botanists of his generation. He built up a renowned botanical library and a herbarium that grew to be one of the most important and valuable in Euroe. Cinchone had and indeed still has greatmedical importance as a source of quinine. Lamberts treatise is dedicated to Joseph Banks who provided information drawings and specimens which were invaluable to Lambert in producing his book. Eight of the plates were from drawings by Ferdinand Bauer one new species Cinchona Longiflora was described here for the first time. Henrey pp. 33.
Mannering Eva (editor) Mr. Goulds Tropical Birds London The Ariel Press 1955 folio (405mm x 290mm) title printed in green and black 24. colour plates illustrations original limp boards illustrated dust-jacket few marginal tears With the Ariel press published Pierre-Joseph Redoute Roses (London 1954) and a colour botanical print of Hypericum olympicum
BRETSCHNEIDER (E.) History of European Botanical Discoveries in China, 1st ed, original half calf, rubbed, spotted, spine detached, sprung, Sampson Low, 1898--FITZ GERALD (E.A.) The Highest Andes, 1st ed, 46 plates (1 folding), folding map, orig. cloth gilt, spotted, spine faded, foxing, particularly to endpapers, Methuen, 1899--and 5 others (7) LOCATION B
THORNTON (ROBERT) The Temple of Flora, reprint, dustwr, folio, 1981--RIX (MARTIN) The Art of The Botanist, 1st ed, dustwr, 4to, 1981--A LINNAEAN KEEPSAKE, Issued to Commemorate the Opening of The Strandell Collection of Linnaeana at The Hunt Botanical Library, orig. boards, Pittsburgh, 1973--REDOUTE'S FAIREST FLOWERS, col. plates, dustwr., 4to, The Herbert Press in Association with The British Museum, 1987--GERARD'S HERBAL, reprint, dustwr, 4to, Bracken Books, 1985--and 3 others (8) LOCATION M
Symes (Michael). An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava, sent by the Governor General of India, in the Year 1795, 1st ed., 1800, folding map of the River Irrawaddy but lacks general map of the Ava Empire, twenty five uncol. engs., correct as list incl. eight botanical engs., some minor scattered spotting, contemp. tree calf, rebacked, 4to (1)
Curtis (William). Curtis's Botanical Magazine; or, Flower Garden Displayed..., vol. 21 23, 1805 06, 135. hand col. botanical plts. (inc. 6. folding), one uncol. eng. plt., ink stamp to title of vol. 21. with repair to closed tear, plt. no.813. strengthened to margins, later green qtr. sheep, spine rubbed & scuffed, 8vo See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (1)
A Chamberlain's Worcester botanical 'Regent China' part dessert service, circa 1825, painted with named specimens within a gilt frame against a cobalt-blue ground, within a gilt gadrooned rim punctuated by shells and foliate motifs, comprising:, two sauce tureens and covers with acanthus knops, three square dishes, two heart-shaped dishes, two trefoil-shaped dishes with shell handles, two oval-shaped dishes, ten plates and a comport, puce script marks and specimen names, diameter of plates 21.3cm, 8.375in, damage and repair, (24)
A Minton turquoise-ground pierced part dessert service, circa 1872, the plates enamelled with botanical specimens within a pierced trellis rim accentuated with gilding, comprising:, six plates, four low stands and two comports, printed and impressed marks, script pattern numbers G1543, G1489, diameter of plates 24.8cm, 9.75in, damage and repair, (12)
Great Britain and Channel Islands] in three albums and three stockbooks. Includes 1d black (poor), 1924 and 1925 Exhibitions mint, 1934-36 set mint, 1948 Silver Wedding Un/m, 1951 5s mint, 1963 Red Cross phosphor set, 1964 Botanical Congress phosphor set mint, Jersey and Guernsey include war issues mint with various papers
"Scrap Album. An early 19th c. scrap album containing five orig. botanical and natural history watercolour drawings, plus several pencil drawings, twenty-four minature hand-col. engs. of female costume, a few greetings cards, manuscript, poetry, etc., contemp. blind-panelled calf, rubbed, 4to (1)"
"Smellie (William). The Philosophy of Natural History, 1st ed., Edinburgh, 1790, ex-lib. copy with ink marks and small circular stamp to title, contemp. tree calf, worn on spine, covers detached, 4to, with other misc. antiquarian, mostly natural history and botanical interest. From the Woodell collection. (2 cartons)"
"Stubbs (George). The Anatomy of the Horse..., 1938, b & w plts. (inc. double-page), occ. scattered spotting, orig. qtr. cloth, folio, together with M'Alpine (D.), The Botanical Atlas, A Guide to the Practical Study of Plants Containing Representatives of the Leading Forms of Plant Life, 2 vols. in 1 (phanerogams & Cryptogams), 1883, numerous col. litho plts. and diags., contemp. half calf, lacks lower portion of spine, joints & extrems. worn, folio (2)"
"Buckman (James). A Botanical Guide to the Environs of Cheltenham; Comprehending a Classified Arrangement of the Indigenous Flowers and Ferns of the Cotteswold Hills and the Vale of Gloucester; with the Habitats of the various Plants, pub. Cheltenham, 1844, wood eng. frontis., orig. blind-stamped cloth gilt, rebacked, slim 8vo, together with Flora of Gloucestershire. Phanerogams, Vascular Cryptogams, Charophyta, ed. Rev. H.J. Riddelsdell, C.W. Hedley and W.R. Price, pub. Cheltenham, 1948, col. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos., folding maps contained in rear pocket, orig. cloth gilt, thick 8vo, plus Supplement to the Flora of Gloucestershire, 1986, col. plts., b & w illusts. to text, orig. cloth in d.j., and one other related (4)"
"Cambridgeshire. Martyn (Thomas), Plantae Cantabrigienses: Or, a Catalogue of the Plants which grow Wild in the County of Cambridge, Disposed According to the System of Linnaeus. Herbationes Cantabrigienses: Or, Directions to the Places where they may be Found, Comprehended in Thirteen Botanical Excursions. To Which are Added, Lists of the more rare Plants growing in many parts of England and Wales, 1st ed., 1763, contemp. speckled calf gilt, minor wear to spines, slim 8vo (1)"
"Cambridgeshire. Relhan (Richard), Flora Cantabrigiensis, exhibens Plantas Agro Cantabrigiensi Indigenas, Cambridge, 1785, eng. plts. incl. one folding, list of subs., contemp. calf, rebacked, together with Donn (James), Hortus Cantabrigiensis; Or an Accented Catalogue of Indigenous and Exotic Plants Cultivated in the Cambridge Botanical Garden, improved and augmented by Frederick Pursh, 3rd ed., with additions, by John Lindley, 1823, untrimmed, orig. boards, recently rebacked, plus Babington (Charles Cardale), Flora of Cambridgeshire: or a Catalogue of Plants found in the County of Cambridge, with References to former Catalogues, and the Localities of the Rarest Species, 1860, interleaved with blanks, later cloth gilt, with eleven others, all 8vo (14)"
"Devonshire. [Jones, John Pike], A Botanical Tour Through various parts of the Counties of Devon and Cornwall, pub. Exeter, 1820, inscribed on flyleaf 'To the Rev. G. Oliver with the author's respects 21 Oct 1820', 74 pp., untrimmed, orig. boards, worn on spine, small 8vo, together with Jones (Rev. J.P. and Kingston, J.F.), Flora Devoniensis: Or a Descriptive Catalogue of Plants Growing Wild in the County of Devon, Arranged both According to the Linnaean and Natural Systems, with an Account of their Geographical Distribution, etc., 1st ed., 1829, interleaved with blanks, contemp. calf with old reback, torn at head of spine, thick 8vo, plus Briggs (T.R. Archer), Flora of Plymouth; An Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns found within Twelve Miles of the Town; with Brief Sketches of the Topography, Geology, and Climate of the Area, and History of Local Botanical Investigation, 1st ed., 1880, folding map, orig. blind-stamped cloth gilt, 8vo, and others related (14)"
"Hertfordshire. Webb (Rev. R.H. & Coleman, Rev. W.H.), Flora Hertfordiensis, or a Catalogue of Plants found in the County of Hertford, with the stations of the Rarer Species, 1st ed., 1849, bound with 20 pp. supplement up to 1851, at rear, folding col. map, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. cloth, joints cracked, 8vo, together with Pryor (Alfred Reginald), A Flora of Hertfordshire, edited for the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, by Benjamin Daydon Jackson, with an Introduction on the Geology, Climate, Botanical History, etc. of the County, by John Hopkinson, 1887, folding col. map, orig. blind-stamped cloth gilt, a trifle rubbed, thick 8vo, and three others related (5)"
"Lancashire & Cheshire. Grindon (Leo Hartley), The Manchester Flora: A Descriptive List of the Plants Grown Wild within Eighteen Miles of Manchester, with Notices of the Plants Commonly Cultivated in Gardens; Preceded by an Introduction to Botany, 1st ed., 1859, addn. eng. title, a few illusts. to text, contemp. half calf gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Buxton (Richard), A Botanical Guide to the Flowering Plants, Ferns, Mosses, and Algae, found Indigenous within Sixteen Miles of Manchester; with some Information as to their Agricultural, Medicinal, and other Uses, 1849, orig. blind-stamped cloth gilt, rubbed, small 8vo, plus Wheldon (J.A. & Wilson, Albert), The Flora of West Lancashire, pub. Eastbourne, 1907, b & w illusts. from photos., folding map at rear, orig. cloth gilt, a trifle rubbed, 8vo, and Warren (Hon. J. Byrne Leicester, Lord de Tabley), The Flora of Cheshire, 1st ed., 1899, photogravure port. frontis., folding map at rear, orig. gilt dec. cloth, a trifle rubbed, 8vo, and others related (10)"
"London. Cooper (Daniel), Flora Metropolitana; Or, Botanical Rambles within Thirty Miles of London, 1836, a.e.g., contemp. olive green gilt dec. morocco, rubbed, small 8vo, together with Irvine (Alexander), The London Flora; Containing a Concise Description of the Phaenogamous British Plants, which grow Spontaneously in the Vicinity of the Metropolis... , 1838, orig. blind-stamped cloth gilt, rebacked, small 8vo, plus Melville (J.C.), The Flora of Harrow, with Notices of the Birds of the Neighbourhood, by the Hon. F.C. Bridgemen and the Hon. G.O.M. Bridgeman, and of the Butterflies and Moths, by C.C. Parr and E. Heathfield, 1864, double-page eng. map, orig. cloth gilt, a little darkened on spine, small 8vo, and others related (15)"
"Midlands. Purton (T., Surgeon of Alcester), A Botanical Description of British Plants, in the Midland Counties, Particularly of those Neighbourhood of Alcester; with Occasional Notes and Observations; to which is Prefixed a short Introduction to the Study of Botany, and to the Knowledge of the Principal Natural Orders, 4 vols., Stratford upon Avon, 1817-21, hand-col. engs. by James Sowerby, later red half calf gilt, contrasting labels to spines, a little rubbed, small 8vo (4)"
"Parkinson (John). Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants. or, An Herball of a Large Extent. Containing Therein a More Ample and Exact History and Declaration of the Physicall Herbs and Plants that are in other Authors..., Collected by the Many Yeares Travaile, Industry and Experience in this Subject by John Parkinson Apothecary of London, and the King's Herbarist, printed by Tho. Cotes, 1640, lacks eng. title, printed title and all before B1, lacks all after 6T4, first and last gatherings detached, torn & frayed, numerous woodcut botanical illusts. to text, some soiling and light staining mostly at front & rear of volume, few old adhesive tape repairs, 18th c. bookplate of John Bradley of Sandwich and signature of L.R. Wager 1963 to upper pastedown, contemp. calf, lower board detached, upper joint split and extrems. worn, folio. Lawrence Rickard Wager (1904-1965), geologist and explorer. STC 19302; Nissen 1490. Sold with all faults,not subject to return. (1)"
A Chamberlain's Worcester salmon pink ground tureen and cover, English circa 1830, of circular form, the domed cover surmounted by a pineapple finial over moulded and gilt acanthus leaves, the base enriched with two botanical studies within gilt scroll borders, over a band of gilt bell flower swags. Height 25cm. Diameter 26cm.
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