Sowerby james illus (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. volume 34 only. half-leather with marbled boards show moderate wear, rubbing, loss at the corners and spine ends, repaired joints. reinforced hinges. pages tanned with minor foxing, includes all hand-colored plates.

Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Minor rubbing and scuffing to covers. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 795pp; xiv, 575pp + ads. 38 hand-coloured plates including eight coloured engravings by James Sowerby. J Ward - in 1817 - London for the author 1821. Thirty-eight plates present throughout the volumes though pagination and numbering is inconsistent. James Sowerby (1757 1822) an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Brown hardback half-leather cover on marbled boards. …