Conrad Loddiges

A first edition of The Botanical Cabinet, by Conrad Loddiges.

• Sold as a set of 9 volumes (of 20).
• Conrad Loddiges (British).
• Illustrated by George Cooke (British).
• London: John & Arthur Arch, 1817-1833.
• Octavo.
• Unpaginated.
• Illustrated with full-page hand colored lithographs throughout.
• Bound in blind embossed calf, with gilt fleurons to the spine and fillets to the boards.

At the age of 23, Conrad Loddiges, a Dutch-born horticulturalist, settled in the United Kingdom as a nurseryman and introduced many new and exotic species to Britain, becoming particularly well known for a fine stock of plants from the United States. The Botanical Cabinet was the culmination of Loddiges' life's work, edited by his son George, and the first series was published in monthly livraisons from 1817 to 1822, with each part containing ten plates.

The demand continued after Loddiges declared the publication complete, so an additional 2 series were added, with the work finally coming to a close in 1833. The publication is rarely sold as a complete set, with the present selection of 9 volumes being a standard showing.

Dunthorne 187.

Nissen BBI 2228.

Stafleu and Cowan 4914.