Lot 123
Botany.- Trees.- Menzies (William) Forest Trees and Woodland Scenery..., inscribed by the author, 20 mounted chromolithographed plates by M. & N. Hanhart, original cloth, 4to, 1875.
Hammer Price: £350
Description
Botany.- Trees.- Menzies (William) Forest Trees and Woodland Scenery..., signed and inscribed by the author "with many thanks for all his valuable assistance in preparing this work..." on front free endpaper, 20 mounted chromolithographed plates by M. & N. Hanhart after Sir Howard Elphinstone, W.L.Walton, and A.Y.Nutt, some light foxing to text or plate mounts, paper guard to frontispiece foxed and loose, gutta percha starting to give, original decorated cloth, gilt, g.e., very slightly rubbed, 4to, 1875.
Description
Botany.- Trees.- Menzies (William) Forest Trees and Woodland Scenery..., signed and inscribed by the author "with many thanks for all his valuable assistance in preparing this work..." on front free endpaper, 20 mounted chromolithographed plates by M. & N. Hanhart after Sir Howard Elphinstone, W.L.Walton, and A.Y.Nutt, some light foxing to text or plate mounts, paper guard to frontispiece foxed and loose, gutta percha starting to give, original decorated cloth, gilt, g.e., very slightly rubbed, 4to, 1875.