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Wallich, Nathaniel
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Wallich, Nathaniel
- Plantae asiaticae rariores; or, descriptions of and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants. London: [Richard Taylor for] Treuttel and Würtz, [1829]-1830-1832
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FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes, folio (533 x 360mm.), half-titles, dedication, list of subscribers, 295 hand-coloured lithographed plates on 294 sheets (plates 222/223 constituting one folding plate), folding double-page engraved map, contemporary green morocco gilt by J. Mackenzie (with his stamp “binder to the King”), covers with foliate and floral borders gilt, spines gilt in seven compartments with floral motifs, lettered in two, gilt edges
Provenance
Beriah Botfield, Longleat, sale, Christie's, 13 June 2002, lot 212
Literature
Great Flower Books, p.80; Nissen BBI 2099; Stafleu TL2 1383
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A MAGNIFICENT COPY FROM THE LIBRARY OF BERIAH BOTFIELD AT LONGLEAT, with superb plates ranking among the finest botanical illustrations in book format.
Only 254 copies of this magnificent work on Indian plants were published: they were lithographed by Gauci after drawings by native artists. Vishnupersaud, whom Blunt describes as the finest of the Asian botanical artists of the time, contributed to the work, as well as to Roxburgh’s Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795-1819) to which this work is, in many ways, a supplement. Wallich was superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden from 1815 to 1846. He “collected extensively and made many duplicates; these were distributed from London (after 1826) under the auspices of the East India Company” (Stafleu).