James Edward Smith (1759-1828)

James Edward Smith (1759-1828)
Icones pictae plantarium rariorum, descriptionibus et observationbus illustratae, London: J. Davis, 1790–1793.
First edition, 3 parts bound in one volume, 18 hand-coloured engraved plates by James Sowerby, one double-page (Portlandia grandiflora), some with original tissue guards, plate 12 and preceding leaves with staining to upper margin, without titles, as issued, text in Latin and English, contemporary brown half calf, spine chipped with loss at foot, extremities very lightly bumped and rubbed, folio

RARE.

Provenance:
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven

Literature:
Dunthorne 284; Great Flower Books, p.76; Hunt 715; Nissen BBI 1859