Botany
209 items found
Admiraal, K. [AND Hugo de Vries]
De kankerziekte der boomen. Met een voorwoord van Prof. Hugo de Vries. Verhandeling, bekroond door de Nederlandsche Maatschappij voor Tuinbouw en Plantkunde. Met 5 platen.
Amsterdam, M. M. Olivier, 1889. 8vo (23.7 x 25.3 cm). xii, 103 pp.; five lithographed plates (of which four in colour lithography, including one very large, folded) with explanatory text leaves. Slightly later blind pebbled half cloth over marbled boards.
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Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh, C. R. W. K. van
Malayan Ferns. Handbook to the determination of the ferns of the Malayan Islands (incl. those of the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines and New Guinea). [AND] (Correcting sheet).
Batavia, The Department of Agriculture Netherlands India, 1909. Two parts in two. 8vo (26.2 x 17.5 cm). 948 pp. [xl, 899; 9]. Uniform printed wrappers.
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Anonymous Bavarian botanist
Herbarium. "Souvenir".
Germany, Bavaria, ca. 1848. One cardboard "Title" with printed, and finely hand-coloured pictorial vignette, with a rectangular gilt paper border (verso pink), and 39 cards with dried (flowering) plants mounted (16.0 x 10.5 cm). Loose in a contemporary cardboard box (17.4 x 12.0 x 3.6 cm) resembling a book with the "spine" and "boards" covered in blue, white and silver patterned paper, and the "edges" full gilt. Front (top) board with diamond shaped vignette titled souvenir. Interior covered with iridescent pink paper. Preserved in a contemporary iridescent green wrapper and green paper covered slipcase with gilt edges (17.7 x 12.3 x 4.0 cm).
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Baker, J. G.
Contributions to the Flora of Madagascar. Part I. Polypetalae. Part II. Monopetalae. Part III. Incompletae, Monocotyledones, and Filices.
London, Longman, Green, Reader and Dyer [for the Linnean Society of London], 1883. Three parts in three. 8vo (22.2 x 14.1 cm). 218 pp. [numbered: 87-158; 159-236; 237-304]; six lithographed plates [numbered: 22-23; 24-27; none in the third part]. Original, uniform printed wrappers.
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Bel, J.
Les champignons supérieurs du Tarn. Ouvrage couronné par l'Académie des Sciences de Toulouse (Medaillon d'or).
Paris, J. B. Baillière et fils, 1889. 8vo (21.5 x 14.5 cm). 198 [i] pp.; 32 chromolithographed plates. Later half cloth over marbled boards. Gilt title on the spine. Marbled endpapers.
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Bernard, G. E.
Champignons observés dans le département de la Charente-Inférieure. Planches. [Atlas].
La Rochelle, Académie de La Rochelle, Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Inférieure, 1882. 8vo (25.2 x 16.0 cm). 4 pp.; 56 fine lithographed plates of which 12 hand-coloured. Original printed wrappers.
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Bischoff, G. W.
Lehrbuch der Botanik. Mit 16 lithographirten Tafeln. [AND] Abbildungen zum Lehrbuch der allgemeinen Botanik.
Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart, 1833-1840. Three parts in six text volumes and one atlas. Text (1834-1840): 8vo (21.0 x 12.6 cm). 3523 pp., several wood-engravings in the text. Contemporary uniform half calf over marbled boards. Spines with gilt ornamerts and title. Marbled endpapers. Edges sprinkled green. Atlas (1837): 4to (26.3 x 21.1 cm). 16 engraved plates of which four partly hand-coloured. Contemporary quarter roan over marbled boards. Blind paper label on front board. Original printed front wrapper bound in.
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Bory de Saint-Vincent, [J. B. G. G. M.] et al. (eds).
Annales générales des sciences physiques. Volumes I-VIII. [All published].
Bruxelles, Weissenbuch, Père, 1819-1821. Eight volumes in eight. 8vo (23.0 x 14.3 cm). Numerous pages and plates, of which several with additional hand-colouring. Original uniform blue wrappers. Handwritten paper labels on the spines.
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Box, H. E.
Typescripts, correspondence and papers.
Various places and publishers, 1923-1953. 4to and 8vo. Over 60 items of various size and shape. Many thousands of pages, numerous illustrations including some original photos. Preserved in two similar cardboard folders with punch holes.
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Boyer d'Aguilles, J. B. and J. Coelemans
Un Vaze de fleurs paint par Mario dy fioré [from Recueil d'estampes d'après les tableaux des peintres les plus célèbres d'Italie, des Pays-Bas et de France].
Paris, Pierre-Jean Mariette, 1744. Single sheet (27.0 x 20.0 cm) on thick laid paper with a fine engraving – in very nice hand-colouring – by Jacques Coelemans. Printed surface ca. 24 x 19 cm. In modern passe partout with salmon linen cover.
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Braun, A.
Über die Parthenogenesis der Pflanzen [AND] Über Polyembryonie und Keimung von Caelebogyne. Ein Nachtrag zu der Abhandlung über Parthenogenesis bei Pflanzen. [Complete].
Berlin, F. Dümmler [Akademie der Königliche Wissenschaften], 1857-1860. 4to (25.9 x 20.8 cm). Two title pages; 220 pp. [65; 155]; seven [1; 6] lithographed plates. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine with gilt lines and title.
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Bresadola, G.
I funghi mangerecci e velenosi dell'Europa media con speciale riguardo a quelli che crescono nel Trentino nell'aila Italia. II edizione.
Trento, Giovanni Zippel, 1907. 8vo. 142 pp.; 121 plates [120 chromolithographed plates (I-CXII, XXIa, XXVIIIa, LIII[a], LIIIb, LVa, XCIXa, CIVa, CIXa), one photographed plate (XCVIIbis)]. Contemporary black half calf over marbled boards, spine with gilt lines and title.
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Brown, R.
On Cyrtandreae. From Horsfield's Plantae Javanicae rariores. [Preprint or "preissue"].
London, R. and J. Taylor, 1839. Folio (38.0 x 27.6 cm). Title page, 22 pp. (numbered 1-3, [4 blank) 105-122]; two fine, tissue-guarded engraved plates. Contemporary quarter cloth over blind boards.
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Brown, R.
The miscellaneous botanical works. Vol. III. Atlas of the plates.
London, Robert Hardwicke (for The Ray Society), 1868. Folio (35.0 x 25.6 cm). Title page, 15 pp.; 38 fine engraved plates of which 11 much larger, folded. Contemporary pebbled half morocco over gilt-bordered marbled boards. Spine with five raised, gilt-ornamented bands and gilt title. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt.
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Buc'hoz [P. J.]
Herbier ou collection des plantes medicinales de la Chine d'après un manuscrit peint et unique qui se trouve dans la Bibliotheque de l'Empereur de la Chine, pour servir de suitte a la collection des fleurs qui se cultivent dans les Jardins de la Chine et de l'Europe. [AND] Collection précieuse et enluminée des fleurs plus belles et les plus curieuses qui se cultivent tant dans les jardins de la Chine, que dans ceux d'Europe, dirigée par le soince et sous la conduittes de Mr. Buc'hoz. Ouvrage egalement utile aux naturalistes, aux fleuristes, aux peintres, aux dessinateurs, aux directeurs des manufactures en porcelaine, en fayance et en etoffes de soye, de laine, de coton et autres artistes. Pour servir de Suite à l'Histoire naturelle et Oeconomique des 3. regnes de la nature. Partie II. Plantes les plus belles qui se cultivent dans les jardins de l'Europe.
Paris, Lacombe, [AND] Chez l'Auteur, [1776]-1781. Two works in one. Folio (49.0 x 30.0 cm). Title pages (first in sepia, second in black); [ii] pp. (explanatory leaves); 201 finely hand-coloured engraved plates. Fabulous period-style full red morocco binding. Spine with five gilt-ornamented raised bands; compartments rich gilt with floral vignettes and borders, and gilt title. Boards with gilt-rolled floral borders and corner-pieces; gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers.
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Buc'hoz, P. P.
Étrennes du printemps, aux habitants de la Campagne et aux herboristes, ou pharmacie champêtre, végétale & indigène, à l'usage des pauvres & des habitants de la Campagne.
Paris, Lamy, 1781. 12mo (14.0 x 9.0 cm; some leaves smaller). viii, 185 pp., two wood-engraved title vignettes. Original patterned boards.
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