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LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-1858). British Wild Flowe

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London: Bradbury & Evans for William Smith, 1846. 4to (285 x 220 mm). 1p. letterpress advertisement printed in light green and red and bound at the front, half-title, 60 hand-colored lithographic plates. Original green cloth, spine gilt. Condition: rebacked with majority of original spine laid down, spine faded, inner hinges repaired. Provenance: Lynn Abbott Trust. first edition, with plates that are "enourmously attractive" (Oak Spring Flora). A second edition was published in about 1858. Nissen BBI 1233; cf. Oak Spring Flora 85 (second edition); Pritzel 5636. [with:]The Ladies Magazine of Gardening. London: William Smith, [1841-]1842. Numbers 1-12 (all published) in one volume, 8vo (231 x 145mm). Half-title. 13 hand-colored plates,numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Contemporary green half calf over marbled boards. Condition: plate facing p.65 shaved into the image area; rebacked. Provenance: Marianne Hudson (Tadworth Court, bookplate); Anna Gilman Hill Memorial Collection (bookplate). Provenance: Lynn Abbott Trust.

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