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Very good copy of a rare privately printed botanical book by a Victorian woman artist
Complete with hand-coloured title and 20 hand-coloured botanical plates, all finely lithographed by Dean and Monday of 40 Threadneedle Street, London.
All plates drawn by talented and mysterious botanical artist E.E. Gleadall.
The flowers include exotic camellias, rhododendron, lady's slipper orchid, passionflower, coral tree, tiger lily, flowering cactus and waterlilies, as well as roses, geraniums, daffodils, pansies and heather.
Miss Eliza Eve Gleadall (1806-1887) was headmistress of the ladies seminary at Heath Old Hall near Wakefield. Here she taught English grammar, French, Italian, music, history, geography, and botanical illustration. She married Benjamin Williamson of Leeds in 1838 and retired from teaching and botanical art to bring up her seven children. Widowed in 1854, she launched another ladies seminary in Harrogate and ran it until her death in 1887. Her only book Beauties of Flora is a guide to… Read More

Very good copy of Volume CXV (45 of the Third series) of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1889.
Complete with all 59 (13 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 7033-7092).
All plates drawn by talented woman botanical artist Matilda Smith, lithographed by John Nugent Fitch.
Includes many exotic flowers and plants including the licuala, pandan, broad thatch and carludovica palm trees, blue bird of paradise flower, prickly pear, sarsaparilla, dragon tree, stapelia, Australian stinging tree and the voodoo lily, Amorphophallus eichleri. There are several orchids including Dendrobium, Sobralia, Spathoglottis, Catasetum, Arachnis, Phaius, etc., as well as new hothouse and garden species of iris, lily, passionflower, delphinium, etc.
The dynamic illustrations of flowers and leaves take up the whole plate, and are crammed with details of the seeds and fruits, and often feature a sketch of the entire plant in the background. The influence of mentor Walter Hood Fitch is undeniable.
Matilda Smith (1854-1926)… Read More

Very good copy of Volume XXXII (32) of Edwards's Botanical Register, 1846
Complete with all 69 (3 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 1-69).
The majority by talented woman botanical artist Miss Sarah Drake.
Includes 21 exotic species of showy orchids (Cattleya, Anguloa, Cypripedium, Dendrobium, Rhyncholaelia, Trichopilia, Cycnoches, Acanthephippium, etc.), as well as peony, gardenia, fire lily, bellflower, passionfruit, desert rose, indigo, balsam, snake gourd, speedwell, primrose, etc.
The Botanical Register was launched by Sydenham Edwards in 1815 following his departure as main illustrator to William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edwards edited the magazine and drew most of the plates in 14 volumes until his death in 1828. John Lindley then took over as editor on a further 19 volumes under the title Edwards's Botanical Register from 1829 to 1847. By 1832, Miss Drake had become the main illustrator of the magazine, and she would go on to draw over 1,000 plates.
Miss Drake or Sarah Anne Drake… Read More

Very good copy of Volume XXXIII (33) of Edwards's Botanical Register, 1847.
Complete with all 64 (2 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 1-64).
The majority by talented woman botanical artist Miss Sarah Drake.
Includes 20 exotic species of showy orchids (Coelogyne, Dendrobium, Cattleya, Staurochilus, Bletilla, Encyclia, Pinalia, Rhynchostylis, Oncidium, Calanthe, Brassia, Ascocentrum, etc.), as well as iris, hibiscus, bindweed, ginger lily, primrose, columbine, forsythia, Oriental paper bush, Chinese snowball, Japanese snowball, etc.
The Botanical Register was launched by Sydenham Edwards in 1815 following his departure as main illustrator to William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edwards edited the magazine and drew most of the plates in 14 volumes until his death in 1828. John Lindley then took over as editor on a further 19 volumes under the title Edwards's Botanical Register from 1829 to 1847. By 1832, Miss Drake had become the main illustrator of the magazine, and she would go on to draw… Read More

Very good copy of Volume XXV (25) of Edwards's Botanical Register, 1839.
Complete with all 69 (3 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 1-69).
The majority by talented woman botanical artist Miss Sarah Drake.
Includes 20 exotic species of showy orchids (Stanhopea, Maxillaria, Laelia, Dendrobium, Promenaea, Prosthechea, Bifrenaria, Huntleya, Tolumnia, Rodriguezia, Rhynchostele, etc.), as well as two endangered species, lignum vitae and Daubenya aurea, and varieties of iris, crocus, peony, carnation, lupin, cactus, sage, coral drops, Japanese lily, Peruvian lily, powder puff plant, etc.
The Botanical Register was launched by Sydenham Edwards in 1815 following his departure as main illustrator to William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edwards edited the magazine and drew most of the plates in 14 volumes until his death in 1828. John Lindley then took over as editor on a further 19 volumes under the title Edwards's Botanical Register from 1829 to 1847. By 1832, Miss Drake had become the main… Read More

Very good copy of Volume XIX (19) of Edwards's Botanical Register, 1833.
Complete with all 86 (8 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 1565-1651).
The majority by talented woman botanical artist Miss Sarah Drake.
Includes nine exotic species of showy orchids (Oncidium, Dendrobium, Gongora, Encyclia, Leptotes, Miltonia, Calanthe, etc.), as well as varieties of poppy, cactus, Banksia, strawberry tree, peach, passionflower, costus, hibiscus, spider lily, heliconia, etc.
The Botanical Register was launched by Sydenham Edwards in 1815 following his departure as main illustrator to William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edwards edited the magazine and drew most of the plates in 14 volumes until his death in 1828. John Lindley then took over as editor on a further 19 volumes under the title Edwards's Botanical Register from 1829 to 1847. By 1832, Miss Drake had become the main illustrator of the magazine, and she would go on to draw over 1,000 plates.
Miss Drake or Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857) was born… Read More

Very good copy of Volume XVIII (18) of Edwards's Botanical Register, 1832
Complete with all 88 (8 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 1477-1564).
Most by talented woman botanical artist Miss Sarah Drake (59), the others by J.T. Hart and (his sister?) M. Hart, William Herbert, John Lindley (1) and Charles Morgan Curtis (1).
Includes many new exotic species of showy orchids (13), as well as camellia, aster, acacia, air plant, azalea, fuchsia, delphinium, lotus, cactus, pears, etc. Sarah Drake's dynamic and graceful flowers really stand out here compared to the rather stiff and angular designs of the other artists.
The Botanical Register was launched by Sydenham Edwards in 1815 following his departure as main illustrator to William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edwards edited the magazine and drew most of the plates in 14 volumes until his death in 1828. John Lindley then took over as editor on a further 19 volumes under the title Edwards's Botanical Register from 1829 to 1847. By 1832, Miss… Read More

Very good copy of Volume XXVIII (28) of Edwards's Botanical Register, 1842
Complete with all 69 (3 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 1-69).
The majority by talented woman botanical artist Miss Sarah Drake (67) and the remaining two by William Herbert.
Includes 19 exotic species of showy orchids (Cattleya, Oncidium, Epidendrum, Coelia, Vanda, Laelia, Lycaste, Bulbophyllum, Grammatophyllum, Mormodes, etc.), as well as jasmine, azalea, airplants, pelican flower, indigo, syringa, nasturtium, hellebore, Brunsvigia, Habranthus, etc. Sarah Drake's dynamic and graceful flowers really stand out here compared to the rather stiff and angular designs of the other artist.
The Botanical Register was launched by Sydenham Edwards in 1815 following his departure as main illustrator to William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edwards edited the magazine and drew most of the plates in 14 volumes until his death in 1828. John Lindley then took over as editor on a further 19 volumes under the title Edwards's… Read More

Very good copy of Volume XXIX (29) of Edwards's Botanical Register, 1842
Complete with all 66 (6 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 1-66).
The majority by talented woman botanical artist Miss Sarah Drake, with a few by William Herbert and William Beattie Booth.
Includes 22 exotic species of showy orchids (Mormodes, Cuitlauzina, Trichocentrum, Catasetum, Bulbophyllum, Cycnoches, Acineta, Dendrobium, Renanthera, Gomesa, Lycaste, Stanhopea, etc. ), as well as rhododendron, agapanthus, crocus, daffodil, Japanese lily, Peruvian lily, squill, hogvine, magic flowers, etc. Sarah Drake's dynamic and graceful flowers really stand out here compared to the rather stiff and angular designs of the other artists.
The Botanical Register was launched by Sydenham Edwards in 1815 following his departure as main illustrator to William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edwards edited the magazine and drew most of the plates in 14 volumes until his death in 1828. John Lindley then took over as editor on a further 19… Read More

Very good copy of Volume XXX (30) of Edwards's Botanical Register, 1844
Complete with all 67 (5 folding) hand-coloured botanical plates (No. 1-67).
The majority by talented woman botanical artist Miss Sarah Drake.
Includes 21 exotic species of showy orchids (Cattleya, Laelia, Oncidium, Bulbophyllum, Encyclia, Calanthe, Prosthechea, Anguloa, Diaphananthe, Polystachya, Pinalia, Bromheadia, endangered Aerides odorata, etc.), as well as sacred lotus, hibiscus, lupine, mountain hydrangea, crocus, astiria, rocktrumpet, Kashmir sage, hill glory bower, etc.
The Botanical Register was launched by Sydenham Edwards in 1815 following his departure as main illustrator to William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edwards edited the magazine and drew most of the plates in 14 volumes until his death in 1828. John Lindley then took over as editor on a further 19 volumes under the title Edwards's Botanical Register from 1829 to 1847. By 1832, Miss Drake had become the main illustrator of the magazine, and she would go on to… Read More

Lovely copy of a rare book on Indian flora by talented amateur female artist Lena LowisWith 30 elegant botanicals by Lena Lowis, lithographed by David Blair, and printed by M. & N. Hanhart. Among the exotic flowers portrayed are poinsettia, flame lily, bougainvillea, hibiscus, clustervine, coralbush, Rangoon creeper, Nepal trumpet flower, white orchid tree, elephant creeper, oleander, Darwin pea, bottlebrush and Eastern prickly pear.No publication date, but preface dated 1878.Lena Lowis (1845-1919) was a talented writer and botanical illustrator. She was born Selina Caroline Shakespear in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, the daughter of British Indian Army officer, Col. Sir Richmond Shakespear. She married Lt. Col. Ninian Lowis of the Bengal Staffs Corps and moved to England in 1868.David Blair (1820-1899?), was a botanical artist and lithographer who also worked on Transactions of the Linnean Society (1875), Berthold Carl Seemann and James Britten's Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1872-8),… Read More

A delightful Victorian botanical book by an aristocratic amateur artist living in IndiaTinted title page, 12 chromolithographic plates: preface printed in gold with botanical border, and 11 fine botanical plates each with text leaf printed in gold. Very fine botanical plates including group of flowers from Bombay, wild flowers from Mahableshwar, tulip tree, tuberose, Asian bleeding heart, jungle geranium, Bengal rose, crepe myrtle, tamarind, passionflower, lotus and the extinct Magnolia pterocarpa.Emily Eden (1797-1869) was an English aristocrat, writer, novelist and traveler who accompanied her brother George, Lord Auckland, to India from 1836 to 1842 when he was Governor-General. While Emily was sketching flowers, George launched the Afghan Campaign in 1839, "one of the worst disasters in British military history." Emily published books of travel writings Up the Country, 1866 and Letters from India, 1872, novels The Semi-Detached House 1859, and the Semi-Attached Couple 1860.She also privately… Read More

Lovely copy of Rebecca Hey's charming Victorian book of botanical plates and poetry
With all 26 superb botanical illustrations drawn by the author and engraved on steel by William Clark
The botanical illustrations finished to a very high standard with deep, rich handcolour
A companion to Moral of Flowers, this book covers woodland trees and includes plates of mostly European trees such as the oak, elm, ash, beech, lime, birch, holly, willow, yew, hazel, cherry, cedar, etc. The botanical illustrations include fruit, berries, blossom, leaves, catkins, etc. (A few exotic trees like the fig, banyan, palm and sandal tree are described in the text.)
"A source of great additional interest has been the presentation of the drawings for the illustration of the work, which the author herself has ventured to execute from nature, and which she trusts will be found botanically correct." (from the Preface)
Rebecca Hey (1797-1859) was an English poet and botanical artist. She was born Rebecca Roberts in Leeds,… Read More

Lovely copy of this infamous and rare botanical by a woman artist.Henrietta Maria Moriarty turned to botanical illustration to support her four children after being left in debt by her no-good, late husband in 1804.Complete with all 50 hand-coloured copperplate engravings, dedication to Dowager Lady de Clifford, preface, list of subscribers, index.While Moriarty claims to have "delineated" the plants, the "plates are in almost every case adapted with slight alteration and no acknowledgement from Curtis' Botanical Magazine" (James Briteen, Journal of Botany, 1917.)The list of 174 subscribers includes many aristocrats, ladies and Army officers, perhaps introduced by the dedicatee, Sophia Southwell, Lady de Clifford (1743-1828), who was a keen amateur gardener and botanical artist herself. She collected many rare and exotic plants at her glasshouses in Kings Weston, Nyn Park and Dudley Grove.Mrs. Henrietta Maria Moriarty (1781-1842), widow of Col. Matthew Moriarty, turned to writing and book illustration… Read More