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BURBIDGE, Frederick William Thomas (1847-1905). The Narcissus: its History and Culture with coloured plates and descriptions of all known species and principal varieties ... By ... Burbidge ...To which is added ... a scientific review of the entire genus by J.G. Baker. London: L. Reeve & Co., 1875. 8vo. (247 x 170 mm). Half-title. 48 hand-colored lithographic plates by and after Burbidge, printed by V. Brooks Day & Son. Original purple pebble-grained cloth, the covers bordered in blind, the upper cover with large central flower-head blocked in gilt, spine lettered in gilt. Condition: some very light spotting, occasional oxidisation of white pigment; covers faded in parts, spine faded and bumped or chipped at head or foot, patterened endpapers.Provenance: Lynn Abbott Trust. a fine copy of this charming work. The author took Baker's 1869 review of the genus as his starting point and set out to illustrate "all the species at present in cultivation" in the United Kingdom. Great Flower Books (1990) p.83; Nissen BBI 297. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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