拍品 369
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ANDREWS. THE BOTANIST'S REPOSITORY OF NEW, AND RARE PLANTS. 1810 ETC.

估價
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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描述

  • The Botanist's repository, for new, and rare plants. Containing coloured figures of such plants, as have not hitherto appeared in any similar publication. London: T. Bensley for the author, 1797–[1815]
  • PAPER
FIRST EDITION, 10 volumes, 4to (266 x 202mm), 10 engraved titles (those in volumes 7 and 8 with the numbers supplied in ink), letterpress title to first volume, 664 hand-coloured engraved plates by and after Andrews printed in black or green ink and heightened with gum arabic, 64 folding, contemporary near-uniform English straight-grained green morocco gilt, some light spotting and offsetting, some titles and plates shaved affecting captions or image, spines darkened; sold as a periodical not subject to return

來源

Horace Pym, bookplate; sale, Christie’s, 7 June 2006, lot 19, £9,000

出版

Dunthorne 8; Nissen BBI 2382; Stafleu TL2 135

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

THE HORACE PYM COPY IN A CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO BINDING OF AN IMPORTANT PERIODICAL which highlighted the exotic species which were neglected by periodicals such as Curtis's Botanical Magazine, and was one of a group of four which “made a contribution of lasting importance to the literature of botany and horticulture by providing records and means of identification of a great diversity of beautiful and interesting plants, many of them new to science” (Hunt).