[NATURAL HISTORY]. THORNTON, Robert John (1768-1837). A group of 6 botanical plates from Thornton's 1812 quarto edition Temple of Flora. [London: for the author, 1812].
Engravings with hand-coloring, visible area 12 x 8 inches. Framed (unexamined out of frame). Provenance: Graham Arader Galleries (tags on frame verso).
The so called "lottery edition", according to Dunthorne, was published initially as fourth level prizes in the lottery that Thornton ran in an attempt to recoup the losses he had incurred during the production of the folio work. The majority of the plates are reduced copies of those found in the original large folio edition. Dunthorne 302.
Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas
This lot is located in Chicago.
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