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Sowerby, James (1757-1822) English Botany; or Coloured Figures of British Plants , Volume III.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3012TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 23, 2017 12:00PM

Description:

Sowerby, James (1757-1822) English Botany; or Coloured Figures of British Plants, Volume III. London: J. Davis, 1794. Octavo, illustrated with seventy hand-colored engraved plates of plants, lichens, and mosses, bound in worn half leather, deckle edges, contents generally clean, 9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the collection of B. Leonard Holman, M.D., Philip H. Cook Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, and Chairman, Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Estimate $150-250


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B. Leonard Holman, London