Lot 283

Scottish botanical specimens, 1835-36









Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 January 2017 at 11:00 GMT
£450
Description
label on spine "Wild Flowers and Herbs", Rare Specimens, from 1835, 184 specimens, mounted on sheets and loosely inserted between blank leaves, neatly captioned with Latin and common name, and mostly dated, with place of collection [various locations in Grampians, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Ross-shire and near Edinburgh], 4to, 26 x 15cm., contemporary half calf, contemporary bookplate of Elsy Jamieson








