William Curtis | Flora londinensis, 1777–1798, 2 volumes bound in 4

William Curtis

Flora londinensis; Or, plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London. London: Printed for and sold by the author, 1777–1798

FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes bound in 4, folio (450 x 265mm.), vol.1 title with engraved vignette, dedication leaf in vol.2, additional MS indices “arranged according to Withering”, 432 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, one printed index leaf cropped in volume 1, a few other plates and text leaves cut close, first plate in fourth volume strengthened at gutter obscuring plate number, common snowthistle text leaf holed with loss (vol.4), bindings expertly rebacked to style

LITERATURE:

Henrey 595; Hunt 650; Nissen BBI 440; Stafleu TL2 1286