LOT 3229
4th October 2016
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LOT 3229
THORNTON, Robert John. Elementary Botanical Plates, Illustrative of the Science of Botany. London: 1810. [bound with:] A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus vol. I. 2 vols. in 1, folio (478 x 330mm.) First work: engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait of the Queen, engraved dedication, and 74 engraved, aquatint or mezzotint plates (3 folding); second volume: engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 84 engraved, aquatint or mezzotint plates (2 folding). (Some spotting, damp-staining and light browning, a few plates to first work torn and repaired, some plates shaved with minor loss to second volume.) Contemporary calf (rebacked and cornered with old spine laid down, extremities scuffed).
Hammer price: £700
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