Title: Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, Consisting of Drawings From Nature of Some of the Most Beautiful, Hardy and Rare Herbaceous Plants... Author: Roscoe, Mrs. Edward Place: London Publisher: R. Havell Date: 1838 Description: 55 handcolored engraved and aquatint plates by Havell after Margaret Roscoe's drawings, interleaved with letterpress descriptions. (4to) 11½x9, finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in ¾ green morocco and cloth, raised bands, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. The author was William Roscoe's daughter-in-law and was better known as a botanical artist under her maiden name Margaret Lace. Robert Havell's exquisite engravings and aquatints demonstrate his mastery as a natural history illustrator. Nissen 1676. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded; paper restoration to descriptive leaves of plates 3 & 8; plate 41 shaved at head with resulting loss of plate number, plate 46 shaved into title at bottom, a few other plates shaved into plate impression but without affecting illustration, occasional light foxing; overall near fine. Item number: 184478
Title: Floral Illustrations of the Seasons, Consisting of Drawings From Nature of Some of the Most Beautiful, Hardy and Rare Herbaceous Plants... Author: Roscoe, Mrs. Edward Place: London Publisher: R. Havell Date: 1838 Description: 55 handcolored engraved and aquatint plates by Havell after Margaret Roscoe's drawings, interleaved with letterpress descriptions. (4to) 11½x9, finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in ¾ green morocco and cloth, raised bands, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. The author was William Roscoe's daughter-in-law and was better known as a botanical artist under her maiden name Margaret Lace. Robert Havell's exquisite engravings and aquatints demonstrate his mastery as a natural history illustrator. Nissen 1676. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded; paper restoration to descriptive leaves of plates 3 & 8; plate 41 shaved at head with resulting loss of plate number, plate 46 shaved into title at bottom, a few other plates shaved into plate impression but without affecting illustration, occasional light foxing; overall near fine. Item number: 184478
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