The Genera and Species of Orchideous Plants. Illustrated by drawings on stone from the sketches of Francis Bauer.
London: (I) Printed for the Author by William Nicol, (II & IV) Printed for Ridgway and Sons, 1830, 1832, 1838. Parts I, II and IV (of four), folio. 10, 10 and 6 plates respectively, those to the first two parts uncoloured. Part IV contains 6 hand coloured plates (5 are called for), including 3 copies of plate 18, but is lacking plate 19. Some light foxing. Original printed wrappers, spines and edges worn, part IV disbound. Parts I and II inscribed from Lindley to the German botanist Nees von Esenbeck on the upper wrapper. Item #36564
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