(Botanique) - EDWARDS, Sydenham.- The Botanical register: consisting of coloured figures of exotic plants [...]. [- Edward's botanical register: or, ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery [...]]. London, James Ridgway, 1815 [- 1847]. 33 (on 34) vol....
Estimation :
13.000 / 15.000
Description
in-8°; 1634 pl. (vol. 20 missing, text n.c., 8 vol. with heavy dampstains, plates of these vol. n.c.). Contemporary binding : half parchement, raised spine and coloured title and year labels.
First edition of this lavishly illustrated horticultural magazine that ran from 1815 to 1847. It was founded by the botanical illustrator Sydenham Edwards (Abergavenny 1769?-1819 Chelsea), who edited 5 volumes in five years. During this period, the text was provided by John Bellenden Ker Gawler and Edwards provided the paintings which were engraved and hand-coloured by assistants. After Edwards' death, editorial duties passed to the publisher James Ridgway, who issued a further 9 volumes between 1820 and 1828. In 1829, John Lindley was appointed editor. A further 19 volumes were issued before the magazine was discontinued in 1847. In 1839, Lindley also issued an "Appendix to the Firsty Twenty-Three Volumes of Edwards's Botanical Register" which included "A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony" from his hand. In all we counted 1634 color plates, those of the 8 volumes with dampstains not included. The year 1834 (vol. 20) is missing. # Pritzel 2621*; # Nissen 2379. T Édition originale de ce magazine d'horticulture comportant plus de 1634 planches couleurs. Plein vélin de l'ép. (vol. 20 manquant, les pl. de 8 vol. atteints de fortes mouill. n'ont pas été comptées dans le total).
First edition of this lavishly illustrated horticultural magazine that ran from 1815 to 1847. It was founded by the botanical illustrator Sydenham Edwards (Abergavenny 1769?-1819 Chelsea), who edited 5 volumes in five years. During this period, the text was provided by John Bellenden Ker Gawler and Edwards provided the paintings which were engraved and hand-coloured by assistants. After Edwards' death, editorial duties passed to the publisher James Ridgway, who issued a further 9 volumes between 1820 and 1828. In 1829, John Lindley was appointed editor. A further 19 volumes were issued before the magazine was discontinued in 1847. In 1839, Lindley also issued an "Appendix to the Firsty Twenty-Three Volumes of Edwards's Botanical Register" which included "A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony" from his hand. In all we counted 1634 color plates, those of the 8 volumes with dampstains not included. The year 1834 (vol. 20) is missing. # Pritzel 2621*; # Nissen 2379. T Édition originale de ce magazine d'horticulture comportant plus de 1634 planches couleurs. Plein vélin de l'ép. (vol. 20 manquant, les pl. de 8 vol. atteints de fortes mouill. n'ont pas été comptées dans le total).
