$277
Botany, Four Illustrated English Titles, Late 18th and Early 19th Century. Including: Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume III, London: by Couchman and Fry for Curtis, 1790, octavo, illustrated throughout with full page and folding hand-colored botanical plates; The Young Botanists; in Thirteen Dialogues, London: for Phillips, 1810, small octavo, illustrated with twelve hand-colored illustrations of plants; Culpeper's English Physician and Complete Herbal, London: by Adlard, 1810, large quarto, volumes I and II, first volume illustrated with hand-colored botanical illustrations, the second with anatomical figures; [and] Thornton's A Family Herbal, London: for Crosby & Co., 1814, large octavo, frontispiece portrait, illustrated throughout, untrimmed copy, contemporary boards. (4) Estimate $300-500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-11-12
