The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I
Auction Closed
May 18, 05:10 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
George Brookshaw
The horticultural repository, containing delineations of the best varieties of the different species of English fruits. London: Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1823
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (254 x 150mm.), half-titles, 104 hand-coloured plates on 98 sheets, 7 folding, contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards, edges uncut, one or two folding plates frayed at edge
LITERATURE:
Dunthorne 56; Nissen BBI 254
PROVENANCE:
James Wilson, Highfield House, Yorkshire, 1834, ownership inscription
