Joseph Paxton | Paxton's magazine of botany and register of flowering plants. London, 1834-49, 16 vols, green half calf

Sir Joseph Paxton

Paxton's magazine of botany and register of flowering plants. London: W.S. Orr & Smith, 1834-1849

16 volumes, royal 8vo (229 x 162mm., vol. 16: 250 x 167mm.), 717 fine hand-coloured engraved plates of flowers, 6 plates (5 coloured) of garden designs, numerous woodcuts in text, contemporary green half calf, green cloth boards, by Howell, Liverpool, gilt-lettered spines with raised bands in 5 compartments, marbled endpapers, some volumes with marbled edges, light scattered spotting, spines sunned, volume 15 lower joint starting

An attractive set of this famous and beautifully illustrated periodical. Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) was the head gardener for the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, which he transformed into one of the leading gardens in Europe. He is also known for designing the Crystal Palace and for cultivating the Cavendish banana.

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Great Flower Books, p. 85; Nissen BBI 2351