Botanical Books (Bibliographies) from Wykeham Books

Maurizio Martino, Mansfield Centre, undated (c1991) reprint of 1958 edition. Reprint limited to 150 sets. 2 vols, cloth, 8vo,. lxxxiv, 517 + ccxliv, ix, 655 pp. Vol I. Printed books 1477-1700, with several manuscripts of the 12th, 15th, 16th & 17th centuries. Vol. II. Pt. 1. Introduction to printed books 1701-1800. Vol II Pt. 2. Printed books 1701-1800.… Read more about this item

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, first editions, sale dates 16th and 17th June 1975, and 17th and 18th November 1975,. 2 vols, printed boards, large 8vo,. x, 251 + viii, 265 pp, colour ills. Lots 1-308 and 309-618. Tears to head of spine of Part 2, both volumes with covers a little marked, otherwise Good.… Read more about this item

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, first edition, auction catalogue for sales held on 15th and 16th March, 1976. Printed boards, large 8vo,. Frontispiece, ( ills. throughout,. Lots A lavishly illustrated auction catalogue. Boards slightly fingersoiled, otherwise Very Good. List of prices realized and buyers' names laid in.

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, first editions, sale dates 16th and 17th June 1975, 17th and 18th November 1975, and 15th and 16th March, 1976. 3 vols, printed boards, large 8vo,. frontispiece, (x), 251 + frontispiece, (viii), 265 + frontispieces, (viii), 209 pp, ills. throughout,. 863 lots The lavishly illustrated auction catalogues for one of the great botanical library sales… Read more about this item

Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd, London, first edition, n.d. [1979]. Cloth, folio, 32 cm,. 191 pp, 159 ills (including 64 colour plates). From the blurb : "Wilfrid Blunt and Sandra Raphael begin with a wide-ranging study of the development of manuscript herbals, their decoration and their botanical and medicinal interest. They then discuss the evolution of the printed herbal,… Read more about this item

Arpad Plesch Centre de Recherches Botaniques, Monte Carlo, first edition, 1954. Printed vellum over card wrappers, 8vo,. 257 pp. Approximately 650 entries. This, the first volume of a three volume catalogue of Arpad Plesch' collection at his house " La Leonina", deals with his unparalleled collection of botanical books (the later volumes being II General and III Curiosa). Each… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, Oxford, first edition, 1975. 3 vols in slipcase, cloth, 4to, 27 cm,. xxvi, 290 + xvi, 748 + xvii, 142 pp, profusely illustrated, some plates in colour. Over 1,500 entries. From the blurb: "From the anonymous treatise on grafting published by Wynkyn de Wörde in about 1520, to the first of Humphry Repton's great works on… Read more about this item

Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd, London, first edition, n.d. [1979]. Cloth, folio, 32 cm,. 191 pp, 159 ills (including 64 colour plates). From the blurb : "Wilfrid Blunt and Sandra Raphael begin with a wide-ranging study of the development of manuscript herbals, their decoration and their botanical and medicinal interest. They then discuss the evolution of the printed herbal,… Read more about this item

The Library, Edinburgh, first edition, 1964. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 25 cm,. 39, [1], pp, 12 pp of plates (one in colour).. 105 items. An exhibition held in connection with the 10th International Botanical Congress, Edinburgh, 1964. Catalogue No.4. Aims to show "something of the history of botanical illustration from the middle of the 17th century. Good.

Hafner Publishing Company, New York, 1964 reprint of 1881 first edition. Cloth, 8vo, . xl, 626 pp. Approximately 9000 entries. From the publisher's description: "Jackson's work describes approximately 9,000 works in the form of a short-title catalog, classified by type of publication. In all, Jackson was able to catalogue approximately 6,000 items that Pritzel had missed. Jackson's work is… Read more about this item

The Library, Edinburgh, first edition, 1964. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 25 cm,. 39, [1], pp, 12 pp of plates (one in colour).. 105 items. An exhibition held in connection with the 10th International Botanical Congress, Edinburgh, 1964. Catalogue No.4. Aims to show "something of the history of botanical illustration from the middle of the 17th century.

Sotheby, London, auction catalogue for the sales held on 27th - 28th April, 1987. Cloth with mounted colour illustration on front board (as issued), 4to,. 425 pp, profusely illustrated with colour plates,. 388 lots. The catalogue introduction claims this to be "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Robert de Belder, a diamond merchant, who… Read more about this item

Arcade, Bruxelles,first edition, 1973. Cloth, mounted leather label on frint board, 4to, 31 cm. 517 pp, 34 colour plates, portrait, text ills. An excellent bibliographical catalogue of the Plesch Collection, the finest private library of botanical books ever assembled. Very Good in a used and slightly worn dustwrapper in a Near Very Good slipcase.

Sotheby, London, auction catalogue for the sales held on 27th - 28th April, 1987. Cloth with mounted colour illustration on front board (as issued), 4to,. 425 pp, profusely illustrated with colour plates,. 388 lots. The catalogue introduction claims this to be "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Robert de Belder, a diamond merchant, who… Read more about this item

Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, first editions, sale dates 16th and 17th June 1975, 17th and 18th November 1975, and 15th and 16th March, 1976. 3 vols, printed boards, large 8vo,. frontispiece, (x), 251 + frontispiece, (viii), 265 + frontispieces, (viii), 209 pp, ills. throughout,. 863 lots The lavishly illustrated auction catalogues for one of the great botanical library sales… Read more about this item

Sotheby, London, auction catalogue for the sales held on 27th - 28th April, 1987. Cloth with mounted colour illustration on front board (as issued), 4to,. 425 pp, profusely illustrated with colour plates,. 388 lots. The catalogue introduction claims this to be "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Robert de Belder, a diamond merchant, who… Read more about this item

Sotheby's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 20 June, 2003. Laminated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 92 pp, ills. 39 lots. Near Fine.

Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, n.d. but 2001 reprint of 1911-1918 first edition. 5 vols, cloth, 8vo,. xiv.566 + viii.926 + xii.806 + xvi.589 + xxxii.1008 pp. Approximately 145,000 entries. A massive five-volume catalogue intended to cover all publications relating wholly or in part to woody plants, including books, pamphlets, and articles in periodicals and other serials in all languages… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, Oxford, first edition, 1975. 3 vols in slipcase, cloth, 4to, 27 cm,. xxvi, 290 + xvi, 748 + xvii, 142 pp, profusely illustrated, some plates in colour. Over 1,500 entries. From the blurb: "From the anonymous treatise on grafting published by Wynkyn de Wörde in about 1520, to the first of Humphry Repton's great works on… Read more about this item

Sotheby, London, auction catalogue for the sales held on 27th - 28th April, 1987. Cloth with mounted colour illustration on front board (as issued), 4to,. 425 pp, profusely illustrated with colour plates,. 388 lots. The catalogue introduction claims this to be "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Robert de Belder, a diamond merchant, who… Read more about this item