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Warner, Robert, and Benjamin Samuel Williams
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. London: S. B. Williams, 1882–1897
- paper, ink, leather
Half-title in each volume. Illustration: 527 lithographic plates by John Nugent Fitch (numbered 1–528; one full-sheet), handcolored, printed in colors and finished by hand, or printed in colors, wood-engraved portrait of Williams in Vol IX.
11 volumes, large 4to (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in; 302 x 242 mm). Binding: Publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt and black with title on upper covers and on spine, edges gilt.
Occasional light spotting, affecting some text leaves and approximately five plates. Extremities somewhat rubbed, small tears at head of spine in three volumes.
11 volumes, large 4to (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in; 302 x 242 mm). Binding: Publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt and black with title on upper covers and on spine, edges gilt.
Occasional light spotting, affecting some text leaves and approximately five plates. Extremities somewhat rubbed, small tears at head of spine in three volumes.
Literature
Great Flower Books, p. 149; Nissen 2107; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 6282
Condition
Occasional light spotting, affecting some text leaves and approximately five plates. Extremities somewhat rubbed, small tears at head of spine in three volumes.
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
A fine complete set of this important record of all the greatest orchid varieties, discovered and described during the nineteenth century, with beautiful illustrations of the highest quality by John Nugent Fitch.
Begun by Williams with the idea of supplying a demand for orchid illustrations with botanical descriptions and notes on cultivation. The obituary of Williams, included in volume IX, remarks that this book has been "hailed with great satisfaction in horticultural circles throughout the world, and it numbers amongst its subscribers nearly all lovers of Orchids and many of our leading and most influential horticulturalists." John Nugent Fitch was the nephew of Walter Hood Fitch, and almost as prolific in output as a botanical artist. His original drawings for this work are in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London.