Diplopappus Incanus (Michaelmas Daisy): Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants
by Paxton, Sir Joseph
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine with original hand-coloring
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1836.. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. Native botanical of California discovered by David Douglas in 1832. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith. Fine Condition. Octavo (6.25 x 9 inches). Presented and sold in Lowry-James' elegant signature matting treatment of a single Ivory Rag Mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 12 x 16 inches and suitable for framing. Includes horticultural text. The fine hand-colored engravings and lithographs from Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants claim their honored place as highlights of Victorian botanical illustration. As the nineteenth century ushered in a profound era of plant hunting and gathering worldwide, newly discovered botanical specimens were brought to Europe for cultivation. Sir Joseph Paxton (1801- 1865) endeavored to include these fine discoveries as part of his floricultural monthly; The Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants, which also featured the favored British cultivars. Joseph Paxton was, at one time, superintendent of the gardens at Chatsworth House, owned by the Sixth Duke of Devonshire. In addition to horticulture, Sir Paxton's talents extended to Victorian garden design and architecture, which was evidenced by the creation of the Crystal Palace for the Exposition of 1851. An immense iron and glass structure, the Crystal Palace was the unparalleled showcase of Victorian innovation and design, the inspiration for which was Paxton's own Lily House at Chatsworth, where he displayed his prized Water Lilies. Paxton's design and creation of the Crystal Palace was a monumental achievement, for which he was knighted. (DeBelder, Sitwell: Great Flower Books) Matted in Rag Board
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- Bookseller
- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5253
- Title
- Diplopappus Incanus (Michaelmas Daisy)
- Author
- Paxton, Sir Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with original hand-coloring
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Wm S. Orr & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1836.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- PAXTON, SIR JOSEPH. ANTIQUE BOTANICAL PRINT FROM PAXTON'S MAGAZINE OF BOTANY AND REGISTER OF FLOWERING PLANTS Hand colored Antique Botanical Prints, nineteenth Century british botanicals, victorian botanical artists, Native botanical of California D
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Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
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Langley, Washington
About Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
Established in 1986, Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books features original engravings and lithographs from the 17th through the 19th Centuries including original work by John James Audubon, early Natural History Prints, Botany and Horticulture, Maps and Cartography.
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