Geraniums, London, 1805

Lot 28
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ID 1026140
Lot 28 | Geraniums, London, 1805
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£ 1 600 – 3 500
Geraniums: or, a monograph of the genus geranium. London: R. Taylor, 1805

FIRST EDITION, 4to (310 x 235mm.), 94 hand-coloured engraved plates (of 124, see note), a few folding, later cloth, original wrappers bound in at end, edges uncut

Stafleu notes that “complete copies are rare”; most copies seen at auction seem to have up to 75 plates, compared to the present copy’s 94.
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