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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Very Good- light spotting Original Chromolithograph. "The Early York Peach". Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Includes original text. Inspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). These rare prints, executed by William Sharp after drawing by Charles Hovey, are the very first... more information

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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Fine Original Chromolithograph. Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Includes original text. Inspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). These rare prints, executed by William Sharp after drawing by Charles Hovey, are the very first and finest early American Chromolithographs of fruit, preda... more information

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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Fine Original Chromolithograph. Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Includes original text. Inspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). These rare prints, executed by William Sharp after drawing by Charles Hovey, are the very first and finest early American Chromolithographs of fruit,... more information

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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Fine Original Chromolithograph. Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Includes original text. IInspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). These rare prints, executed by William Sharp after drawing by Charles Hovey, are the very first and finest early American Chromolithographs of fruit... more information

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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Fine Original Chromolithograph. Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Includes original text. Inspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). These rare prints, executed by William Sharp after drawing by Charles Hovey, are the very first and finest early American Chromolithographs of fruit,... more information

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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Very Good (slight tidemark around perimeter- not effecting image) Original Chromolithograph. Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Includes original text. Inspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). These rare prints, executed by William Sharp after drawing by Charles Hovey, are the very... more information

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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Fine Original Chromolithograph. Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Includes original text. Inspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). These rare prints, executed by William Sharp after drawing by Charles Hovey, are the very first and finest early American Chromolithographs of fruit, ... more information

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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Fine Original Chromolithograph. "The Las Canas Pear". Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Includes original text. Inspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). These rare prints, executed by William Sharp after drawing by Charles Hovey, are the very first and finest early Amer... more information

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Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company, State Printers, 1915. First printing A Very Good copy. Quarto (9.5 x 12 in., 241 x 305 mm). Green cloth. Front cover edges frayed. Gold embossed lettering on spine and cover. Small stamp on front paste down. Pp. 371 with fifty-seven colored photogravure plates on coated stock. Frontispiece- B/W photogravure portrait of Charles Downing, with tissue guard intact. The plates are exceptionally bright and clean. This book contains an historical account of cultivated ch... more information

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Boston: Hovey and Co., 1852-56. First edition Fine Original Chromolithograph. Royal Octavo 7.25 x 10.5 inches, Elegantly custom framed by Lowry-James. Hand-crafted archival French mat , Walnut Burl Veneer frame and conservation glass as shown. 15.5 x 19.5 inches. Includes original text. Inspired by national pride, and a desire to document the finest fruit cultivated on American soil, Charles Hovey's The Fruits of America is as fine as any 19th Century European Pomology (or collection of fruit). ... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving. Pl. XIII Le Royal and Blue Perdrigon Plums. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and Fruit Trees, a pomology is simply a treatise... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving.Pl. XXIII Smith's Early Newington, Buckinghamshire Minion & Barrington Peaches. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and F... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving. Pl. XXIV White Perdrigon & Roche Carbon Plums. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and Fruit Trees, a pomology is simply a t... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving. Pl. XXV Montauban, Grosse Mignonne & Old Royal George Peaches. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and Fruit Trees, a pomolo... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving. Pl. XXVI Late Admirable, Double Mountain & Red Magdalen Peaches. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and Fruit Trees, a pomo... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving. Pl. XXVII Duke of Marlborough's & Rumbullion Peaches. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and Fruit Trees, a pomology ... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving. Pl. XXIX Bourdine, Nivette or Belle de Vitry Peaches. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and Fruit Trees, a pomology is simply ... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving. Pl. XXX Chancellor, Catherine & Old Newington Peaches. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and Fruit Trees, a pomology is si... more information

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London: Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1817. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Fine original hand-colored stipple engraving. Pl. XXXIV Murry & Newington Nectarine. Large Quarto Edition (11 x 13.5 inches). Pomona Britannica is considered one of the most distinguished pomologies ever produced, and is described as "one of the finest colour-plate books in existence." (Prideaux). Named for Pomona, the Roman Goddess of Fruit and Fruit Trees, a pomology is simply a treatise ... more information

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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818, 1818. Cloth First edition Very Good + condition. Top edge of spine slightly pulled. Corners slightly bumped. Minor staining to cover. Quarto Edition (9.5 x 11.5 in .) Original blue-green ribbed publisher's cloth. Gilt title. [i-ii],[title], 1-36, Pp. 9-16 hand-colored tint samples, representing the color spectrum, plus 12 finely hand-colored stipple engravings, (4 leaves, 8 flowers) and their corresponding 'lesson' pages, printed in blue-gre... more information

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