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Lot 179
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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[EXPLORATION -- AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND]. MAIDEN, Joseph Henry (1859-1925) and Walter Scott CAMPBELL (1844-1935). The Flowering Plants and Ferns of New South Wales. Sydney: Charles Potter, April 1895- November 1898.
7 parts, 4to (245 x 184 mm). 28 chromolithograph plates. (Some light toning, some minor soiling and staining, a few short tears some affecting text or plates.) Original printed wrappers (some soiling and staining, some chipping with a few repairs); together in folding case. Provenance: Percy R. Gaunt (signatures).
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS. As a botanist, Maiden made significant contributions to the knowledge of Austrian flora, as shown in the present work. Ferguson 12183.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
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