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Martyn, Thomas
Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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Description
- Thirty-eight Plates with Explanations; Intended to Illustrate Linnæus's System of Vegetables, and Particularly Adapted for Letters on the Elements of Botany. London: B. and J. White, 1794
- paper, ink, leather
Illustration: 38 fine handcolored engraved plates by F. P. Nodder.
8vo (8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.; 206 x 140 mm, uncut). Binding: Original marbled boards, later brown morocco gilt label on spine. Modern marbled clamshell case, brown morocco gilt label on upper cover. Provenance: Dorothea Sensfield (contemporary signature on title).
Scattered light foxing, generally not affecting images, inscription removed (with no paper loss) from front free endpaper. Binding worn at extremities, rubbed.
8vo (8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.; 206 x 140 mm, uncut). Binding: Original marbled boards, later brown morocco gilt label on spine. Modern marbled clamshell case, brown morocco gilt label on upper cover. Provenance: Dorothea Sensfield (contemporary signature on title).
Scattered light foxing, generally not affecting images, inscription removed (with no paper loss) from front free endpaper. Binding worn at extremities, rubbed.
Literature
Dunthorne 195; Henrey 1031; Hunt 732; Nissen 1292; cf. Pritzel 5928
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Martyn's Thirty-eight Plates with beautiful contemporary coloring. "This small volume of plates attempts to fulfill the need that Thomas Martyn foresaw when he wrote the preface for the Rousseau and Martyn Letters on the Elements of Botany (1785) — a need for such plates as would bring an understanding of the Linnæan system to a popular audience. The plates, all by Nodder, mainly offer segments of corollas etc., but a few, such as Lathyrus latifolius and Doronicum pardalianches show a touch of art" (Hunt). While the Hunt copy is uncolored, the plates in the present volume are vividly colored.