Botany - Himalayas - Lot 577

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Botany - Himalayas - Lot 577
Botany - Himalayas HOOKER (Joseph Dalton) Illustrations of Himalayan plants chiefy selected from Drawings made for the late J. F. Cathcart Esqre. Of the Bengal Civil Service. The Descriptions and analyses by J. D. Hooker M. D. F. K. S. The Plates executed by W. H. Fitch. London, Lovell Reeve,1855. In folio: color engraved title, introductory texts and 24 beautiful large color plates by Walter Hood Fitch protected in serpents with explanatory text. ½ tan morocco with gilt-stamped corners, title and gilt-stamped fillets on spine, rubbed, gilt edges. First edition. One of the best books ever produced on flowers. Contains probably the best plates on Magnolias.
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