1855 FERNS Of GREAT BRITAIN 49 HAND COLOURED PLATES Sowerby ILLUSTRATED BOTANY
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1855 FERNS Of GREAT BRITAIN 49 HAND COLOURED PLATES Sowerby ILLUSTRATED BOTANY:
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49 HAND COLOURED PLATES
The Ferns Of Great Britain
Illustrated
By
John E Sowerby
John Edward Sowerby (17 January 1825 – 28 January 1870) was a British botanical illustrator and publisher born in Lambeth, London on 17 January 1825. Part of the Sowerby family, he was eldest son of Charles Edward Sowerby and grandson of James Sowerby. John inherited a taste for botanical drawing, and in 1841 produced his first work—the plates for his father\'s Illustrated Catalogue of British Plants. His life was thenceforth mainly spent in illustrating botanical works, in collaboration with Charles Johnson (1791–1880), and Charles Pierpoint Johnson, who contributed the text. His only independent work was An Illustrated Key to the Natural Orders of British Wild Flowers, published in 1865. He died on 28 January 1870 in London at Lavender Hill, Clapham. He married on 10 February 1853 Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Roger and Ann Dewhurst of Preston, Lancashire. She survived him, and, in recognition of the scientific value of his work, was granted a civil list pension.
The Descriptions, Synonyms, Etc
By
Charles Johnson
1855 Edition
1st Edition
Illustrated
With
49 Full Page Hand Coloured Plates
Contents Includes:
Adder’s Tongue
Bladder Fern
Braken
Bristle Fern
Crested Fern
Eagle fern
Flowering fern
Hay Scented fern
Lady Fern
Madden hair
Marsh Fern
Osmunda
Polypodium
Pickly Toothed fern
Rigid Fern
Scolopendrium Spleenwort
Wall Rue
And many More…..
Blue Cloth Binding
With
Tooled Boards And Gold Gilt Design To Front Board and Spine
Author: Charles Johnson - Illustartor - John E Sowerby
Publisher: London: John E Sowerby
Edition: 1855
Illustrated?: Yes 1st Edition
Condition: See photos as part of condition report: original binding is in good condition with minor scuffs and marks and staining to boards, wear to boards, corners are bumped with wear to cloth, upper and lower spine bumped and damaged, spine worn and discoloured slightly, pages clean, with odd smudge or mark, one plate land one page (54/55) loose, odd spotting, rest of binding tight
Information: 9.75” x 6.25”, 88 pages
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1855 FERNS Of GREAT BRITAIN 49 HAND COLOURED PLATES Sowerby ILLUSTRATED BOTANY:
$101.71