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Ten (10) Botanic Garden books. 1st-4th items: The Botanic Garden, Vol. I, Part I and II, in one (1) book, Vol I., Part III and Vol. II, Part IV, in one (1) book, Vol. II, Part V and VI, in one (1) book, and part IX, in one (1) book, by Benjamin Maund, F.L.S., 1825, 1827, and 1833. Published by Baldwin and Cradock, London. Octavos, 7 copper plate engraved frontispiece title pages, 90 total full page copper plate engravings with hand coloring with tissue paper guards, Vol. I, Part I – 12 plates, Vol. I, Part II – 11 plates, Vol. I, Part III – 12 plates, Vol. II, Part IV – 11 plates, Vol. II, Part V – 11 plates, Vol. II, Part VI – 11 Plates, Part XI – 22 plates, and additional lithographic illustrations, old rebinding in tooled brown leather with gilt border to covers and gilt lettering to spines, brown end papers, gilt edged paper, blue ribbon bookmarks. 9 1/8" H x 7 3/4" W x 1 1/4" D. 5th-10th items: The Botanic Garden, Part VII, IX-XIII, by Benjamin Maund, F.L.S., 1835. Published by Baldwin and Cradock, London. 12mo, 6 copper plate engraved frontispiece title pages, 72 total full page copper plate engravings with hand coloring, Part VII – 13 plates, Part IX – 12 plates, Part X – 11 plates, Part XI – 13 plates, Part XII – 12 plates, Part XIII – 11 plates, and additional lithographic illustrations, old rebinding in three quarter green leather with green cloth and gilt lettering to spine with erroneous numbers to spines and five raised hubs, green end papers. 7 7/8" H x 6 1/2" W x 5/8" D to 3/4" D. CONDITION: 1st-4th items: Covers in worn condition with shelf wear, scuffs, stains, losses, pealing to leather at spines, corners bumped. Pages with foxing spots, toning/toning impressions, dampstaining, areas of separations from spines, 9 tissue paper guards are not present. Several plates appear to be missing. 5th-10th items: Covers in worn condition with shelf wear, scuffs, stains, losses to leather, erroneous numbers to spines, corners bumped. Pages with foxing spots, toning/toning impressions, areas of separations from spines. Part X, XII, and XIII missing full title page, part XIII missing index page (part number determined from plate numbers). Several plates appear to be missing.
