NATUrAl HiSTOrY

Lots 101-177

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101 (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) The Great Blue Heron, [Plate CCXI, no. 43], from The Birds of America, engraving with etching, aquatint, and hand-coloring, a working proof aside from the published edition, before the engraved lettering and plate and issue numbers, printed on the reverse of an uncolored impression of the Rusty Grackle, Plate VLCII, no. 32, on J. Whatman paper, watermark 1834. Full sheet, with several repairs in the edges and a small filled hole in the blank area lower right. The proof shows different coloring from the final palette, specifically in the body, which is more blue than grey, the feathers, which are highlighted in green, and the thigh and bend of the wing is russet rather than orange. Framed and matted. 39 x 26 1/2 inches. Property from a Private Midwest Collection Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, January 27, 1983, Lot 79 $80,000-120,000

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102* (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) HAVELL, ROBERT Large-billed Puffin. Mormon glacialis. Plate CCXCIII, no. 59, from The Birds of America, 1836. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, on J. Whatman paper, watermark 1836, with full margins. Occasional light creasing; otherwise in good condition. Framed and matted. 26 x 37 1/2 inches. Property from the Collection of Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, Colorado $3,000-5,000 103 (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) HAVELL, ROBERT Wilson’s Phalarope. Phalaropus Wilsonii. Plate CCLVI, no. 51, from The Birds of America, 1836. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, on J. Whatman paper, watermark 1835. Margins folded; separation at the folds with some toning. Framed. 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches. $2,000-4,000

104 (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) HAVELL, ROBERT Sooty Tern. Sterna Fuliginosa. Plate CCXXXV, no. 47, from The Birds of America, 1836. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, on J. Whatman paper, watermark 1836. Light brownspotting to margins; 1/2-inch tear to lower right corner; five marginal repaired tears to top edge. Framed. 22 x 29 1/2 inches. $2,000-4,000 105* AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, attributed to Townsend’s Chipmunk. Tamias townsendi Bachman. A study for Plate XX [published title Townsend’s Ground Squirrel], from Viviparous Quardrupeds of North America, watercolor and gouache, on Whatman Turkeymill paper, watermarked, inscribed “drawn by J. J. Audubon” (lower right) “Townsend’s Chipmunk” and “(Tamina Townsendi) Bachman” (center). Small pencil drawing of a chipmunk head in upper left likely in different hand; leaf form pressed to verso. Framed. Size of sheet 7 x 9 inches. Property from the Collection of Adrian Alexander, Chicago, Illinois $4,000-6,000

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106* (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) HAVELL, ROBERT Pine Grossbeak. Pyrrhula Enucleator. Plate CCCLVIII, no. 72, from The Birds of America, 1836. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, on J. Whatman paper, watermark 1837. Evenly toned; mat burn; framed. 31 3/4 x 19 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $800-1,200

107 (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) BIEN, JULIUS Belted Kingfisher. Alcedo Alcyon. Plate 255, no. 5-3, from The Birds of America, New York: J. Bien, 1860. Chromolithograph. Framed. Small brown spot to left margin. 30/4 x 23 1/4 inches. $600-800

108* (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) American White Pelican. Pelicanus Americanus. Plate CCCXI, no. 63, from The Birds of America, high-quality museum reproduction lithograph. Framed. 37 x 25 inches. Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Ross D. Sackett, Fontana, Wisconsin $200-400 109 (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) A group of two high-quality museum reproduction lithographs from The Birds of America, comprising Tufted Auk. Mormon Cirrhatus. Plate CCXLIX, no. 50; Large-billed Puffin. Mormon Glacialis. Plate CCXCII, no. 59. Framed. 20 x 27 inches each. $100-200

110 (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Trochilus Colubris. Plate 47, no. 10, from The Birds of America, high-quality museum reproduction lithograph, framed. 26 x 20 3/4 inches. $200-400

111 (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) ABBEVILLE PRESS A group of four color lithograph plates of waterfowl from The Birds of America, New York: Abbeville, 1985, comprising Scolopaceus Courlan, American Bittern, Richardson’s Jager, and Crested Grebe. Size of largest 27 1/4 x 40 1/2 inches. $100-200

112 (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) ABBEVILLE PRESS A group of six color lithograph plates of waterfowl from The Birds of America, New York: Abbeville, 1985, comprising Ruddy Duck, Western Duck, Tufted Duck, Velvet Duck, American Scoter Duck, and Pied Duck. Size of largest 27 1/4 x 40 1/2 inches. $100-200

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113* (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) BOWEN, J. T. A group of five color lithograph plates from the octavo edition of The Birds of America, Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen. 6 1/4 x 8 inches each. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

114* (AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES, after) LOATES, MURPHY BERNARD The Birds of America. Text by R.D. James. Tyron Mint, 19871988.

Double Elephant Folio, publisher’s wooden folding case, shipping box. Limited edition, one of 1,000 copies, with four color lithographs by Loates after Audubon, signed and numbered in pencil, including The Great Egret, The Sandhill Crane, The Key West Quail Dove, and The Blue-Winged Warbler, each preceded by a text description and an embossed tissue guard. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $400-600 115 (ORNITHOLOGY, AMERICAN) GENTRY, THOMAS Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States. Philadelphia: J.A. Wagenseller, (1882).

4to, 3/4 morocco, gilt vignette to upper board, marbled endpaper. With title and 54 chromolithograph plates. Hinges strengthened and cracked; portion of text-block shifted and starting; rubbing to boards; offsetting from some plates; lacking portrait, but this is uncalled for in table of contents. $300-500

116* (ORNITHOLOGY, AMERICAN) JASPER, THEODORE Ornithology; or, The Science of Birds. From the Text of Dr. Brehm. Columbus, Ohio: Jacob H. Studer, 1878.

Folio, contemporary half morocco, spine blind-stamped. Complete with 41 plates. Rubbing to boards; ends chipped and corners bumped; intermittent foxing; marginal dampstaining affecting some plates; f.f.e.p. and title page vertically creased. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

117* (ORNITHOLOGY) ANONYMOUS Scarlet Ibis, gouache on linen with manufacturer’s stamp in English, nineteenth-century. 42 1/2 x 33 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $600-800

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118 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) CATESBY, MARC, after L’Hirondelle d’Amerique. Hand-colored engraving from the German edition of Catesby’s Natural History of South Carolina, and the Bahama Islands. Nuremburg: Johann Seligmann, (1749-1776). Matted. 10 1/8 x 17 inches. $100-200

119 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) CATESBY, MARC, after Sarcelle d’Amerique. Hand-colored engraving from the German edition of Catesby’s Natural History of South Carolina, and the Bahama Islands. Nuremburg: Johann Seligmann, (1749-1776). Matted. 9 1/2 x 15 inches. $100-200 120 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) CATESBY, MARC, after Etourneau a aile rouge. Hand-colored engraving from the German edition of Catesby’s Natural History of South Carolina, and the Bahama Islands. Nuremburg: Johann Seligmann, (1749-1776). Matted. 9 x 11 3/4 inches. $100-200

121 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) CATESBY, MARC, after Geai bleu. Hand-colored engraving from the German edition of Catesby’s Natural History of South Carolina, and the Bahama Islands. Nuremburg: Johann Seligmann, (1749-1776). Matted. 9 x 11 3/4 inches. $100-200

122* (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) CATESBY, MARC, after A group of four hand-colored engravings of birds from the German edition of Catesby’s Natural History of South Carolina, and the Bahama Islands. Nuremburg: Johann Seligmann, (1749-1776), including Le Preneur d’huitres. Plate LXX. 9 x 12/14 inches each. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $300-500

123* (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) CATESBY, MARC, after A group of three hand-colored engravings of birds from the German edition of Catesby’s Natural History of South Carolina, and the Bahama Islands. Nuremburg: Johann Seligmann, (1749-1776). Size of largest 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $400-600

124 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) CATESBY, MARC, after A group of two hand-colored engravings of falcons by M. Seligman after Mark Catesby from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (c. 1749), comprising Petit Epervier and Epervier a Pigeons. Matted. Size of largest 10 2/3 x 16 1/2 inches. $200-400 125 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) CATESBY, MARC, after A group of two hand-colored engravings of pigeons by M. Seligman after Mark Catesby from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (c. 1749), comprising Pigeon a la couronne blanche and Pigeon de passage. Matted. 9 x 12 inches each. $200-400

126 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) EDWARDS, (GEORGE) A mixed collection of 120 hand-colored engraved plates from A Natural History of Birds, (1743-1750) and Gleanings of Natural History, (1760-1764). Each matted, set in plastic sleeves and housed in 14 archival boxes, some with accompanying text slipped in verso of plastic sleeve, introductory text and indexes. 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches each. $3,000-5,000

127 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) GOULD, JOHN A group of two lithographs with hand-coloring from The Birds of Great Britain, (London, 1862-1873), comprising Hirundo Rustica (Barn Swallow) and Saxicola Oenanthe (Wheatear). Framed and matted. 20 x 13 1/2 inches each. $200-400

128* (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) GOULD, JOHN A group of three lithographs with hand-coloring, including two heightened with gum arabic, from The Birds of Great Britain, (London, 1862-1873), comprising Mealy Redpole, Asiatic Nuthatch, and Cypselus Apus (The Common Swift). Size of largest 22 x 15 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

129 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) GOULD, JOHN A group of four lithographs of hummingbirds with hand-coloring heightened with gum arabic, from The Birds of Great Britain, (London, 1862-1873). 21 1/2 x 14 inches each. Property of a Naples, Florida Collector $600-800

130 (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) LYDON, A. F. A collection of nine lithographs depicting parrots, with handcoloring, from Parrots in Captivity, (London, 1884-1887). 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches each. $100-200 131* (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) PAILLOU, PETER, after A group of six lithographs with hand-coloring depicting birds and quadrupeds by Peter Mazell after Peter Paillou, from British Zoology, (London, 1766). Size of largest 21 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $300-500

132* (ORNITHOLOGY, ENGLISH) SELBY, JOHN PRIDEAUX Two hand-colored engravings of sea birds from an edition British Ornithology, (Edinburgh, 1834; London, 1841). Size of largest 16 1/4 x 22 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

133 (ORNITHOLOGY, FRENCH) PRETRE, JOHN GABRIEL A group of 18 hand-colored engravings after Pretre and Vauthier, nineteenth-century. 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches each. $100-200

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134 (ORNOTHOLOGY, FRENCH) TRAVIES, EDOUARD A collection of 51 hand-colored engravings by Travies, nineteenth-century. Size of largest 11 x 7 inches. $100-200

135 (MAMMALS) BONHEUR, AUGUSTE, after Two hand-colored lithographs of cows by H. Peyrol after Auguste Bonheur, circa nineteenth-century. Framed and matted. 19 x 23 inches each. $100-200

136 (MAMMALS) SAINT-HILAIRE, GEOFFREY; CUVIER, FREDERIC Two lithographs of deer from Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier’s Histoire Naturelle des Mammifers (c. 1825). Framed and matted. 13 x 15 1/2 inches each. $100-200

137 (MAMMALS) DICKSON, R. W. Practical Agriculture; or, A Complete System of Modern Husbandry: With the Methods of Planting, and the Management of Livestock. London: Printed for Richard Phillips, 1805.

2 vols. 4to, 3/4 contemporary calf over marbled boards. 87 engraved plates (some hand-colored). Boards detached; both volumes lacking portions of spines. $100-200 138 (MAMMALS) SHAW, VERO The Illustrated Book of the Dog. London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin, n.d. [1881]

4to, rebound in recent quarter calf, gilt-lettered red spine label, renewed endpapers. Text only, lacking all plates. Illustrated throughout with black and white woodcuts. Rubbing to boards; some soiling to leaves. $100-200

139 (MAMMALS) SIDNEY, [SAMUEL] The Book of the Horse. London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin, n.d. [1880]

2 vols. 4to, 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards. Second edition. Complete with 25 chromolithograph plates and numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Hinges tender; lacking some tissue guards; rubbing to boards. $300-500

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141 (MOLLUSKS) WOOD, WILLIAM A group of 17 hand-colored engravings of shells, largely from General Conchology (London, 1835). Size of largest 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. $100-200 142 (MOLLUSKS) ALDER, (JOSHUA) AND ALBANY HANCOCK A collection of 49 lithographs, some with handcoloring, from A Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate, (London, 1855). Folio, 3/4 calf over marbled boards. Scattered brownspotting; rubbing to boards. $200-400

143* (FISH) BLOCH, MARLUS ELIESER Two hand-colored engravings of fish from Ichthyologie; ou, Histoire naturelle des poissons (Berlin, 1785 or later). Framed and matted. Size of largest 10 3/4 x 14 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

144 (REPTILES) CATESBY, MARC; JOSEPH KELLER A group of six hand-colored engravings of snakes, including four from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, by Marc Catesby, Volume II, (1754), and two by Joseph Keller from Ex Museum Mulleriano, (1768-1770). Size of largest 20 1/4 x 14 inches. $1,000-2,000

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145 (INSECTS, BEES) LE PELTIER Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hymenopteres. Paris: Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, 1836-1846.

4 text vols. and 1 vol. of plates. 8vo, 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, atlas in contemporary cloth. With 48 plates, most hand-colored. Bookplates tipped in front pastedowns and ex-libris stamp to f.f.e.p.; rubbing to boards with some loss to leather and corners; intermittent foxing. $300-500

146* (INSECTS, BUTTERFLIES) EDWARDS, WILLIAM H. The Butterflies of North America. Volume 1, bound with Synopsis. New York: Hurd and Houghton; Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1874 [but 1884]. [Together with:] Second Series. New York: Houghton Mifflin; Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1884.

2 vols. 4to, 3/4 green morocco ruled in gilt, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. With 50 and 51 hand-colored plates, each with tissue guard. Front hinge cracked on Second Series; rubbing to boards; some very light offsetting to tissue; bookplate tipped in front pastedown and verso of one plate. Property from the Collection of Herman Blum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Provenance: Hiram Adolphus Cutting, bookplate $800-1,200 147 (INSECTS, BUTTERFLIES) HUMPHREYS, HENRY NOEL British Butterflies and their Transformations. London: William Smith, 1841. Complete with 42 hand-colored plates and hand-colored title page [uniformly bound with:] British Moths and their Transformations. London: William Smith, 1843. Vol. 1 only (of 2). With 56 hand-colored plates.

2 vols. 4to, full green calf ruled in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Gift inscription to title page of both volumes; bookplates tipped in front pastedowns; some foxing to plates. [Together with:] The Book of Butterflies, Sphinxes and Moths. By Thomas Brown. Volume II only. London: Whittaker, Treacher, 1832. 12mo, cloth, engraved title page. $200-400

148 (INSECTS, BUTTERFLIES) SEGUY, E.A. Papillons. Vingt planches en phototypie coloriees au patron donnant 81 papillons et 16 compositions decoratives. Paris: Tolmer, n.d.

Folio, contents loose as issued, decorative paper boards with cloth ties. Complete with 20 plates. Exlibrary copy with stamps to title, plates, and front and rear pastedowns and call number to spine; light soiling to boards. $1,000-2,000

149* (INSECTS, BUTTERFLIES) MORRIS, F.O. A History of British Butterflies. London: Groombridge and Sons, 1853.

8vo, contemporary 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, spine decorated and lettered in gilt, red spine label. First edition, complete with 71 handcolored and two uncolored plates. Wear to boards; hinges tender; intermittent foxing affecting some plates. Together with A History of British Birds. London: George Bell & Sons, 1870. Vols. 4-6 only. Fifth edition. With approximately 190 (of 365) handcolored plates. Boards rubbed; vol.VI front board detached; ex-library copy with bookplate tipped to front pastedowns, call numbers to spines and call cards tipped to f.f.e.p. all vols.; scattered light brownspotting. (4 total) Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

150 (INSECTS, MOTHS) MORRIS, FRANCIS ORPEN A History of British Moths. London: John C. Nimmo, 1903.

4 vols. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth lettered in gilt with gilt moth to front cover. Complete with 132 lithograph plates with hand-coloring. Light wear to boards with spine ends and corners bumped. $200-400 151 (BOTANY, AMERICAN) MEEHAN, THOMAS The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States. Boston: L. Prang, 1879.

2 vols. 4to, 3/4 brown morocco, gilt-stamped vignette to upper cover both volumes. Complete with 96 chromolithograph plates. Light rubbing to boards; some minor toning to plates; otherwise interior is in very good condition. $300-500

152 (BOTANY, AMERICAN) WALCOTT, MARY VAUX A collection of 14 prints. 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches each. $50-100

153* (BOTANY, DUTCH) MUNTING, ABRAHAM A group of three hand-colored engravings from Naauwkeurige beschryving der Aardgewassen, (Amsterdam, 1696). Framed and matted. 13 x 8 3/4 inches each. Property from the Estate of Helen Mouzakeotis, Winnetka, Illinois $200-400

154* (BOTANY, DUTCH) MUNTING, ABRAHAM Two hand-colored engravings from Naauwkeurige beschryving der Aardgewassen, (Amsterdam, 1696), comprising Cyclamen nativum anemones and Stechas citrina. Size of both 13 x 9 inches. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

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155 156 155 (BOTANY, DUTCH) MUNTING, ABRAHAM A group of 10 engravings with hand-coloring from Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen, (Amsterdam, 1696), including Menthastrum Virginianum Origanites Fistulosum; Lapathum Acutum; and Acer Platanoides. 13 1/4 x 9 inches each. $500-700

156 (BOTANY, DUTCH) MUNTING, ABRAHAM A group of 10 engravings with hand-coloring from Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen, (Amsterdam, 1696), including Geniculata; Melanthium Flore Pleno Folioso; and Thamarindus. 13 1/4 x 9 inches each. $500-700

157 (BOTANY, DUTCH) MUNTING, ABRAHAM A group of six engravings with hand-coloring from Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen, (Amsterdam, 1696), including Ageratum Ferulaceum; Cistus Laurifolius; and Arundo Americana Striata. 13 1/4 x 9 inches each. $300-500

158 (BOTANY, DUTCH) MUNTING, ABRAHAM A group of three hand-colored engravings from Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen, (Amsterdam, 1696), comprising Cyclamen “Bipenninum Flore Albo; Cyclamen Aleppicum Flore Pupureo Ocorato; and Clclamen Vernum Majus Flore Albo Odorato. Framed and matted. 24 x 19 3/4 inches each. $200-400

159 (BOTANY, GERMAN) BESLER, BASILIUS A group of three hand-colored engravings from Hortus Eystettensis, (Eichstat Nuremberg, 1613), comprising, I.Bulbus sylvestrisseu Ornithogalum luteum II. Hyacinthus Orientalis III. Hyacinthus Orientalis argenteo colore IV. Tulipa praecox V. Tulipa praecox; I. Hyacinthus candidissimus pleno flore II. Hyacinthus Orientalis serotisnus erectis candidids floribus III. Hyacinthus Orientalis serotinus erectiset coeruleis floribus IV. Hyacinthus Orientalis flor Coeruleo pleno V. Hyacinthus Orientalis serotinus mixtus; I.Rosa lute a flore simplici II. Rosa Cinnamomeo III.Rosa rubra praecox flore simplici IV.Rosa praecos spinosa flora allo. Framed and matted. 18 x 16 inches each. $2,000-4,000

160 (BOTANY, ENGLISH) HARRIS, MOSES [Dedication to the Dutchess of Richmond], Plate XX, hand-colored engraving from The Aurelian, a Natural History of English Insects, (London, 1840). Framed and matted. 13 x 10 inches. $100-200

161 (BOTANY, ENGLISH) HARRISON, JOSEPH The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florist’s Magazine. London: Whittaker, 1833-1846.

9 vols., comprising vols. 1-4, 6, 9-11 and 14. Thin 8vo, bound in 3/4 calf over marbled boards and some full cloth. Rubbing to boards and some tears to all volumes; only vol. 1 with boards detached and lacking spine. Uncollated. Sold as is with all faults. $100-200

161A* (BOTANY, ENGLISH) JARDINE, SIR WILLIAM The Naturalist’s Library. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars, n.d.

8 vols. only. Small 8vo, 3/4 morocco over marbled boards; title in gilt to spines, frontispieces. The People’s edition. Rubbing to boards; offsetting from frontispieces; scattered foxing. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $100-200

162 (BOTANY, ENGLISH) MERIAN, MARIA SIBYLLA A group of three hand-colored engravings from Varidarium reformatum (Frankfurt, 1719), after de Bry and Valentini. 11 3/4 x 8 inches each. $100-200

163* (BOTANY, ENGLISH) MILLER, PHILIP The Gardener’s and Botanist’s Dictionary; Containing the Best and Newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, and Nursery; of Performing the Practical Parts of Agriculture; of Managing Vineyards, and of Propagating all Sorts of Timber Trees. London: Printed for F. and C. Rivington, 1797.

2 vols. in four. Contemporary leather, spine lettered in gilt, red leather spine labels. With 19 plates. Wear to boards; joints cracked; hinges starting; intermittent foxing; marginal dampstaining affecting leaves of all vols.; bookplates tipped to f.f.e.p. all vols. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

164 (BOTANY, ENGLISH) PRATT, ANNE A collection of 175 botanical prints, mainly from The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain (London, 1873). Size of largest 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. $100-200

165* (BOTANY, ENGLISH) STRUTT, JACOB GEORGE Sylva Britannica; or, Portraits of Forest Trees... London: by the Author, n.d. [1830]

4to, 3/4 calf over marbled boards, title in gilt to spine, navy leather spine label. With engraved vignette title page and 49 plates. Dampstaining throughout; wear to boards with portions of spine detached. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

166 (BOTANY, ENGLISH) THORNTON, ROBERT Anatomy of the Blue Passion Flower, lithograph with hand-coloring from Temple of Flora (London, 1799, but later). Framed and matted. Size of image 19 1/4 x 14 inches. $100-200

167 (BOTANY, FRENCH) BUCHOZ, PIERRE JOSEPH A group of 10 engraved prints from Buchoz’s Histoire Universelle du Regne Vegetal, (Paris, 1774-1780). Uncolored. 17 x 10 3/4 inches each. $200-400 168 (BOTANY, FRENCH) BUCHOZ, PIERRE JOSEPH A group of eight engravings from Histoire universelle du regne vegetal (Paris, 1774-1780). 17 x 10 1/2 inches each. $200-400

169 (BOTANY, GERMAN) A large collection of loose German botanical prints, nineteenth-century. 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches each. $100-200

170* (BOTANY, GERMAN) FEUILLEE, LOUIS A collection of 100 plates from Beschreibung zur Arzney dienlicher Pflanzen, welche...in Peru und Chily... Nuremberg: Johann Seligmann, 1756-57. Unpublished, from the original series of 50.

4to, contemporary marbled boards. Wear to boards; light interior soiling; light ghosting from some plates; minor wormholing on some plates not affecting images. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois $600-800

171 (BOTANY) HOFFMANN, CARL Pflanzen-Atlas nach dem Linneschen System. Stuttgart: Jul. Hoffmann, 1881.

Folio, 3/4 morocco over pebbled boards. With 80 hand-colored plates. Rubbing to boards. $200-400

172* (BOTANY, GERMAN) KRAUSS, JOHANN CARL Blumen und Insecten-Buch. Nuremberg: Christian Sigmund Froberg, sold by J.C. Hoflich, n.d. [c. 1790]

4to, 3/4 vellum over marbled boards. 16 (of 66) engraved plates, detached and laid-in, and 14 pages of text. Renewed endpapers; pages toned; sold as a collection of plates. Property from the Collection of David H. Gee, Chicago, Illinois Literature: Nissen 1103 (printed by C.V. Froberg) $50-100 (BOTANY, GERMAN) WEINMANN, JOHANN WILHEM Two hand-colored engravings from Phytanthoza Iconographia (Regensburg, 1737-1745). Framed and matted. 13 x 9 inches each. $200-400

174 (BOTANY, ITALIAN) GILLI, FILIPPO LUIGI and GASPARE XUAREZ Osservazioni fitologiche sopra alcune piante esotiche... Rome: Arcangelo Casaletti, 1789.

Thin 4to, plain paper covered boards. First edition, being the first part of a three-part series of works on plants newly imported to Italy from explorers in America, Africa and the Pacific. 10 full-page copperengraved plates. Dampstaining to most pages and plates; light soiling to boards. $600-800

175 (BOTANY) A collection of 45 loose botanical prints, mainly nineteenth-century. Size of largest 10 1/2 x 7 inches. $100-200

176 (BOTANY) A group of 19 botanical prints, eight matted, 11 loose, nineteenth-century. Size of largest 8 1/2 x 5 inches. $100-200

177 (BOTANY) A group of five botanical books.

The Botanical Cabinet. By Conrad Lodgges. Volume VII only. London, 1822. Hand-colored engraved plates by George Cooke. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. Volumes II and III of the Third Series. London, 18641847. 2 vols. English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants. By Sir James Edward Smith. Volume I only. London, n.d. With hand-colored plates by James Sowerby. Another copy of the same. Volume II only. Third edition. London, 1876. $100-200