Old Masters, British & European Paintings Part I - 3rd September 2025

Lot 635

Alfred Chandler (1804-1896) and William Beattie Booth (1811-1874)

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3556

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Description

Alfred Chandler (1804-1896) and William Beattie Booth (1811-1874)
Illustrations and Descriptions of the Plants which compose the Natural Order Camellieæ, and the Varieties of Camellia Japonica, London: John and Arthur Arch, 1831.
Volume one (all published), Large Paper copy, 40 hand-coloured engraved or lithographed plates on Whatman paper (dated 1829), heightened with gum arabic, a few plates with slight loss of pigment, tissue guards, nineteenth century dark blue half morocco, top edge gilt, folio

Provenance:
Alfred Chandler (1804–1896), with a note by Henry Rogers Broughton stating this copy was purchased from Chandler’s grandson, Rev. Irwin;
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven

Literature:
Dunthorne 77; Great Flower Books, p. 51; Nissen BBI 209