Dutton Thomas Active 1846 (2 results)
More imagesPublished by Unpublished MSS, London 1851
- Hardcover
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, U.S.A.Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Unique. Unique. Hardcover. With exquisite detail, Thomas Dutton, active 1846, was an English botanical illustrator. His more well-known illustrations are featured in "Pictorial flora: comprising the Phaenogamous or flowering plants and the ferns indigenous to Great Britain. Illustrating the desc…riptive works on English botany by Sir Smith, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Lindley, Withering and other authors. It appears this manuscript is an unpublished work and/or the illustrations for another book by Joseph Dalton Hooker, the great British botanist. The title also shares the name with William Baxter's British Phaenogamous Botany. The native flora more specifically, are flowering plants (Ranunculaceae), such as Buttercup, Hellebore, Clematis, Aconite, Larkspur.The examples of additional orders present are: Nymphaeacea (Water lilly); Fumariaceae (perennials as creeping plants); Berberidaceae (Evergreens and shrubs, i.e. Barberry); Papaveraceae and Cruciferae (Poppies) and (Crowned flowers) or mustards, like radish, woads. With over 154 leaves of plates, a remarkable example of pen and ink British plant and flower specimens with caption title genus and classification. Dutton penned himself on the title with "MLBS" perhaps a member of the London Botanic Society, or Royal Botanical Society. Absolutely stunning. Even shelfwear/edgewear and rubbing to boards, starting hinge, but intact, chipped spine, light toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Half brown Morocco over marbled boards, with marbled endpapers, gilt spine titling, five bands. 4to. [154] leaves, 3pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Language: English
- Hardcover
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 928. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1846 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 928.
