LOUDON, (Jane Wells). The Ladies’ Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals.

Beschreibung

LOUDON, (Jane Wells).  The Ladies’ Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals. London, W. Smith, 1840. 4°. 1 nn. Bl., XVI, , 272 S., mit 48 kolorierten lithographischen Tafeln. Maroquin der Zeit mit reicher ornamentaler Deckel- und Rückenvergoldung, Steh- und Innenkantenvergoldung, Goldschnitt, (Kapitale und Gelenke gering berieben, Ecken leicht gestaucht, kleine Fehlstelle auf Vorderdeckel).

Erste Ausgabe. – Nissen BBI, 1234; Sitwell S. 66; Pritzel 5632; Stafleu-C. 5023; De Belder 221. – Sehr schönes Pflanzenwerk, das in einer Reihe mit 4 anderen Titeln erschien. – “Mrs. Loudon was the wife of John Claudius Loudon, one of the most important nineteenth-century landscape gardeners and horticultural writers. Her own works are much prized for their attractive illustrations.” (De Belder 221). – Die Tafeln mit verschiedenen Arrangements von blühenden Gartenpflanzen, in schönem Kolorit. – “It is astonishing how much beauty may be displayed in a little garden… by a tasteful arrangement of annual flowers… (Vorwort). – Blatt I-IV hinter Blatt XVI eingebunden. – Leicht stockfleckig, Name und Blindstempel auf Titel. Innengelenke verstärkt. // With 48 handcoloured lithographed plates. Contemporary marocco, cover and spine richley gilted, inner dentelles, gilt edges, (top and end of spine and hinges somewhat worn, corners slightly bumped, small damage on front cover). – First edition. – Nissen BBI, 1234; Sitwell S. 66; Pritzel 5632; Stafleu-C. 5023; De Belder 221. – Very nice publication about plants, which was published together with three other titles in one series. – “Mrs. Loudon was the wife of John Claudius Loudon, one of the most important nineteenth-century landscape gardeners and horticultural writers. Her own works are much prized for their attractive illustrations.” (De Belder 221). – The plates with different arrangements of flowers in luminous colours. “It is astonishing how much beauty may be displayed in a little garden… by a tasteful arrangement of annual flowers… (Vorwort). – Leaves I-IV bound behind leaf XVI. – Slightly foxed, name and blindstamp on title page. Inner hinges reinforced.

Naturwissenschaften, 19.Jh., Botanik, Gartenbau, Blumen