Observationes Botanicae [C.E. Hubbard's copy] by Weigel, Christ. Ehrenfr. [Christian Ehrenfried] - 1772

London: Reeve and Co., 1867. Thick octavo, pp lxviii, 798 + 16 page bookseller's catalogue, printed using two different paper stocks so the first half of the book is a little age-toned and the second half very clean, the hinge at the title page cracked and slightly weak, a few pages slightly carelessly opened but over all very bright, bound in original green cloth, slight creases to the spine head but a good copy. With the bookplate of Kenneth Lazenby, a founding father of the Alpine Garden Society.. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

Paris: Masson et Cie, 1960. Volume 1. Illustrated with many line drawings, very large thick octavo, pp xvi, 1018, front and rear hinges a little weak, otherwise very clean internally, red cloth slightly bumped at the corners, the spine and parts of the covers faded. From the library of the marine botanist Mary Parke, with an inscription to her on the half-title. VERY SCARCE. [Extremely heavy - extra postage will be needed.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

Zurich: Speich, 1976. Two volumes. Text volume - small quarto, pp 127, a very clean copy. The box folder - with 80 fine watercolour plates, 6 black and white plates and a coloured map all in very good condition, the folding bcloth box is foxed, and with a small tear at the top of the spine. A heavy set - extra postage may be necesary.. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1911. Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 100 plates (many of them coloured), several small woodcuts within the text, octavo, pp (4), 302, very slightly used internally, plum cloth slightly rubbed and marked. [RARE. Number 24 of 25 copies printed on special paper. Some of the plates have printed correction slips neatly tipped in.] . Second edition. Cloth. Good.

Cambridge at the University Press, 1913. Illustrated with small line drawings throughout, octavo, pp xii, 412, a little age-toned, two closed tears to the upper margins of pages 9 - 12, the front endpaper have a private bookplate, a small bookseller's label and a one-line inscription, otherwise clean and sound internally, red cloth slightly worn, the spine faded, a slight stain to both covers. [Sheila Francis' copy, with her signature twice on the front endpaper - maiden name and married name.] . First Edition. Cloth. Good.

J. Griffin, 1822. Two volumes bound in one, 12mo, pp (2), 212; (4), 288, lightly age-toned throughout with the occasional page with mild foxing, otherwise very sound internally, contemporary half calf and marbled boards, rubbed, slightly worn at the corners, rebacked at some point with a later calf spine. The Oates-Selborne copy, with the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates, the later presentation labels to the Gilbert White Museum in1955, and the tiny Bibliotecha Oatesiana stamp on the final page. With the earlier bookplate of the surgeon John Wheeley Gough Gutch. [A pirated edition, without illustrations. It seems scarce - I have only been able to trace two other copies from this publisher in libraries. It is curious that two printers seem to have been involved - H. Price for the first volume and Kaygill on the colophon of the second. There is no seperate title page for the second volume, and this seems consistent with the copies on record. In his mid-thirties, Lawrence published two books of… Read More

Princes Street, Hanover Square, London: T & J Allmann, 1822. Illustrated with three simple hand-coloured plates, octavo, pp xii, 378, extremely clean and sound inyternally, half calf and marbled boards, raised bands and leather label to the spine, very slight signs of wear. With the armorial bookplate of Sir Charles William Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, and his small neat signature on the title page. [Phillips lived much of his life on the south coast, and gained a national reputation as a landscape gardener. His first plan for the development of a lrge site in Kemp Town, Brighton, was rejected, but the second attempt five years later was accepted. His grandiose Anthaeum project, an elaborate indoor botanical garden topped by "the largest dome in the world", ended in disaster when the structure spectacularly collapsed just before its official opening. His ideas on the layout of plants and flowers in relation to their surroundings were influential. When Brighton and Hove City Council restored… Read More

London, Norwich, Chelmsford & York: W. Griffin; W. Chase; T. Toft & E. Etherington, 1767. [FIRST EDITION, BUT LACKING ONE PAGE.] Small octavo, pp 422 + one page bookseller's catalogue. The title page is mounted, lacking a few small pieces around the margins; the preface page is a bit worn, with a torn corner; otherwise contents generally a little used and dog-eared, some staining and marking of which the worst is pages 190/191 (see illustration); LACKING page 1/2, otherwise complete, tight and sound; bound in a fairly recent half calf and marbled boards, raised bands and title label. [Blanche Henrey 1052. The true, rare, first edition. There were two printings in 1767, with differences in pagination - this is the first, ].. First Edition. Half Leather. Good.

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1856. First edition. Small octavo, pp viii, 296, slightly age-toned, illustrated with engravings in the text, a large corner has been cut from the title page to remove a signature, the name of the author has been written on the title page, and on the reverse an inscription states that this is a presentation copy to the botanist A.D. Cotton from J. Skan (?). Recently bound in a simple quarter leather and cloth and quite a good bright copy overall.. First Edition. Quarter leather. Good.

Ave-Maria Lane, London: G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1822. Second edition, with additions. Illustrated with six charming hand-coloured plates, 12mo, pp xxviii, 304, slight age-toning, slight off-setting of plates on to text, otherwise extremely clean and sound internally, bound in a later simple half calf and marbled boards, very slightly rubbed, with red title label on spine. [Hogg [1771-1841] was originally a schoolmaster. His first florist shop was at Paddington Green.]. Second edition. Half Leather. Very Good.