Auction Closed
November 29, 03:25 PM GMT
Estimate
500 - 800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Philip Miller and Thomas Martyn
The Gardener's and Botanist's Dictionary. London: F.C. and J. Rivington, 1807
4 volumes, folio (411 x 260mm.), dedication to Sir Joseph Banks in volume one, 20 plain engraved plates, contemporary brown calf gilt, spines with raised bands in seven compartments, morocco labels to second and fifth compartments, marbled endpapers, morocco label becoming detached (volume 3),extremities slightly rubbed
The Gardener's and Botanist's Dictionary was a popular reference series, predominantly focusing on English horticulture. It went🅘 through numerous editions both during and after Philip Miller's lifetime.
LITERATURE:
cf. Stafleu TL2 6046 (earlier edition, dated 1797)
PROVENANCE:
Noted in the B🐲akeham House library inventory, 1937