William Roscoe (1753-1831)

William Roscoe (1753-1831)
Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae, chiefly drawn from living specimens in the Botanic Garden at Liverpool, Liverpool: George Smith, [1824­–]1828.
First edition, 15 parts bound in one volume, limited to 150 copies, 112 hand-coloured plates lithographed after original drawings by Thomas Allport, Rebecca Miller, Margaret Roscoe, Mrs James Dixon, Ellen Yates, Emily Fletcher, Mary Waln, and others, 3 lithographed illustrations in text, the letterpress for ‘Canna Indica’ creased and repaired, light spotting, modern half morocco, the letterpress elements of the original wrappers for parts 1–14 excised and laid down at end, untrimmed, folio

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

Literature:
Dunthorne 267; Great Flower Books, p.74; Nissen BBI 1677