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Hogg, Robert, and John Spencer
Estimate
500 - 700 USD
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Description
- The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture. London: The "Journal of Horticulture" office, January 1863—December 1863
- paper, ink, leather
Illustration: 24 handcolored lithographed plates by W. Fitch & W. Smith.
12 titles in 1 volume, 8vo (10 x 6 in.; 255 x 150 mm). Binding: Half brown morocco, spine gilt-lettered.
Hinges weak, light spotting to some plates.
12 titles in 1 volume, 8vo (10 x 6 in.; 255 x 150 mm). Binding: Half brown morocco, spine gilt-lettered.
Hinges weak, light spotting to some plates.
Literature
Bunyard 436; Great Flower books, p. 101
Condition
Hinges weak, light spotting to some plates.
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
First yearly edition with twelve monthly parts bound in one, including original wrappers and advertising. One of the best British periodicals on fruits, although not strictly pomological, containing "valuable figures of fruits of fairly recent times not elsewhere to be found" (Bunyard). Hogg was one of the most prominent pomologists in nineteenth-century England, serving as secretary of the Royal Horticultural Soceity (1875–1884), working on preservation of threatened varieties, and helping to invigorate the cider industry.