12th Mar, 2026 11:00

Books & Works on Paper
 
Lot 147
 

Curtis. Flora Londinensis, Vol 1 of 2 only, 1777

Curtis (William).

Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London:

Volume 1 only (of 2),161 hand-coloured engraved plates only, title-page with engraved oval vignette and contemporary manuscriptpresentation to front end-paper ‘This book was given to Susan Smith the 1st. August 1812 by Walter Raleigh Smith’, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, bebacked with orith original lettering label, vellum tips to corners, some light offsetting in places to text, plate Persicaria and text bound inverted and plate Alsine Media with paper repair to fore-edge not affecting image, [Henrey 595], folio, printed and sold by the Author, 1777

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