A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland
James Edward SmithMelbourne: Edition Renard, 2005.
New Deluxe Edition.
41cm x 31cm. [iv], viii, 70 pages, 16 coloured plates from the hand coloured originals. Full brown leather, gilt lettering and decoration, all edges yellow.
One of 60 numbered Large Paper copies (from a total edition of 212, of which 200 were for sale). A fine enhanced edition from the original edition Printed by J. Davis, Published by J. Sowerby, London, 1793-95 and never before reprinted. In this Deluxe issue the text is entirely reset with judicious use of colour and the fine coloured plates are enlarged by 25%. The text is accompanied by extensive bibliographical notes.
. Fine Condition.
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AU$1,150