Search Results: flora conspicua a selection of the by morris richard

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Paternoster Row, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green , 1826. First edition. Illustrated with 60 hand-coloured plates (of which one is double-page), each with two pages of description, all edges gilt, octavo, in an unusual decorated calf binding, possibly late Victorian or early twentieth century, rather worn and marked but still very sound, later re-backed with a new morocco spine, the remains of the original spine laid down, endpapers retained but the free endpapers have been thickened and strengthened, new blank pages at front and rear. The plates are very fine, they are magnificently coloured and have great depth and luminosity, particularly in the foliage which is finely observed. Plate 1 is slightly age-toned, and eight others have the slightest of marks - these are really very very tiny. One of the most desirable of all nineteenth century colour plate books. RARE. [Little seems to be known of Richard Morris, who was a surveyor and landscape designer and flourished in the… Read More

London: Thomas Griffiths, 1830. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. An attractive copy in a contemporary half morocco binding lettered and attractively decorated in gilt on spine. Marbled end-papers. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Unpaginated. With 59 of 60 beautiful hand-coloured engraved plates (1 double page) by William Clark, each with accompanying text. Index. The plates are clean and, with very minor exceptions, free of foxing. First issued in Parts each plate, with a very few exceptions, contains a date (either 1825 or 1826) and publisher (most often Smith Elder & Co or Longmans & Co) at the foot. This copy is lacking one plate (Plate 37) but the quality of the engravings is some of the best ever achieved in Britain. In "Great Flower Books 1700-1900, Sacheverell Sitwell describes this as "a rare and lovely botanical work." Photographs available on request.

Lovely copy of a very ornamental Georgian gardening book with plates by William Clark.
Complete with 60 finely hand-coloured engravings on steel of popular garden flowers including chrysanthemum, cyclamen, lily, lobelia, delphinium, amaryllis, azalea, wisteria, magnolia, rhododendron, poppy, peony, passionflower, Japanese quince, etc. One double page plate of a huge Chinese Moutan peony.
Drawn and engraved on steel from living specimens by William Clark.
First published in parts, each with four engravings, at 3s 6d each.
"This elegant little work appeared in numbers which commenced in 1825 and ceased in September 1826, when only fifteen had appeared." History of English Gardening, George WIlliam Johnson, 1829.
"We confess we do not perceive the utility of this work as a botanical publication, but we must, nevertheless, do justice to the execution of the plates by Mr. Clark, which are really beautiful specimens of art. Such talents deserve to be better employed than in drawing and engraving subjects… Read More

London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Full, straight-grained Moroccan leather binding. Shelf wear. All edges gilt. Clean, unmarked pages. [122] pages, 60 hand-colored plates, aquatinted and lithographed.: 25 cm. Drawn and engraved from living specimens by William Clark. Clean and lovely floral plates. Nissen 1414; Plesch 558; Stafleu & Cowan 6351b. Sitwell, Great Flower Books 1700-1900 page 121.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826. First Edition. Very Good. William Clark. 8vo, 9 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (232 x 145mm). pp [122], 60 hand-colored plates, aquatints and lithographs, by William Clark, 1 double-page, tissue-guards, occasional spotting, especially on tissue guards, small tears at top of double-page plate not affecting the image, previous owner's ink signature on front free endpaper, contemporary half-calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip with gilt lettering and decoration, a little rubbed. [Sitwell, Great Flower Books 1700-1900 page 121; British Library BLL01002555954]. Initially published in 15 monthly parts, each with 4 plates, from July 1825 to September 1826, this is one of the great botanical plate books. The clarity and colouring and atmosphere of these hand coloured plates is of the highest order of excellence, they have great depth and luminosity, particularly in the foliage which is finely observed. Plates include Verbena Lamberti, Cassia Odorata, Papaver… Read More