20th Sep, 2023 11:00
The Oxford Library Sale
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Sowerby (James). English Botany or Coloured Figures of British Plants... 300 coloured plates printed for the author by J Davis, London 1794. 8vo. (225 x 142mm). Half calf and marbled boards, some damp stains and foxing, edges bumped, plus Lee (James). An Introduction to Botany. 3rd Ed. Rivington et al, London 1776. 12 plates at end. 8vo. full calf plus Hooker (J.D.). 'The Student's Flora of the British Islands'. Macmillan, London 1870. 8vo. Half calf plus other title, all binding requires restorating (7)
Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £400
Sowerby (James). English Botany or Coloured Figures of British Plants... 300 coloured plates printed for the author by J Davis, London 1794. 8vo. (225 x 142mm). Half calf and marbled boards, some damp stains and foxing, edges bumped, plus Lee (James). An Introduction to Botany. 3rd Ed. Rivington et al, London 1776. 12 plates at end. 8vo. full calf plus Hooker (J.D.). 'The Student's Flora of the British Islands'. Macmillan, London 1870. 8vo. Half calf plus other title, all binding requires restorating (7)
Sowerby (James). English Botany or Coloured Figures of British Plants -
should be 300 coloured plates but plates and text from 259 to 270 inclusive are missing.
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Auction: The Oxford Library Sale, 20th Sep, 2023
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