Lot 316
  • 316

Darwin, Erasmus

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • A collection of 4 volumes, comprising:
  • Paper
i) The Botanic Garden. Printed for J. Johnson, 1795, 2 parts in one volume, third edition, 21 engraved plates, including 2 plates by William Blake after Fuseli, nineteenth-century tree calf, book label of W.A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, very occasional spotting or stains, neatly rebacked; ii) Zoonomia; or, the Laws of Organic Life. Printed for J. Johnson, 1794-1796, 2 volumes, FIRST EDITION, 6 coloured plates in volume one, 4 engraved plates in volume 2, contemporary calf gilt, upper joint of vol. 2 split; iii) Phytologia; or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening. Printed for J. Johnson, 1800, FIRST EDITION, 12 engraved plates, contemporary calf, bookplate of Edward Coke, plates rather stained or marked, binding very slightly rubbed; 8vo (4)

Condition

the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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Catalogue Note

A good collection of works by Erasmus Darwin.