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'Beautiful Weeds' colour plates

c. 1948

Two sheets of colour plates of 'Beautiful Weeds' from the book titled 'The Countryside Companion' by Tom Stephenson (London: Odhams Press, 1948), illustrated by Maurice de Sausmarez.

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The Nature Lover's Companion

1949

Published book titled 'The Nature Lover's Companion' by William Aspden, M. Wilson Brown, Winifred Flower, T.J.S. Rowland and L.J. Wolff (London: Odhams Press, 1949), with two colour illustrations by M...

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Paxton's magazine of botany, and register of flowering plants (v.2, 1836)

Paxton, Sir Joseph (1803-1865)

Edited by Joseph Paxton.

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Paxton's magazine of botany, and register of flowering plants (v.1, 1834)

Paxton, Sir Joseph (1803-1865)

Edited by Joseph Paxton.

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Temple of Flora, or, Garden of the botanist, poet, painter, and philosopher

Thornton, Robert John (1768?-1837)

[1812]

The t.p. is engraved and on 2 successive leaves. Most of the 31 plates are dated, with dates from Jul. 1, 1811, to Jan. 1, 1812 (one plate is dated Jan. 1, 1811, perhaps an engraving error for 1812)...

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Japonica magnifica

Elick, Don; Booth, Raymond

1992

Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index.

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Watercolours

c. 1830

Watercolours on paper by Edward Petre Novello, representing biblical, literary and mythological narratives, in addition to family portraits of his mother Mary Sabilla Novello, sister Clara Anastasia N...

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Supplement to the treatise on flower painting, consisting of eight plates of flowers accurately drawn and coloured from nature

Brookshaw, George (1751-1823); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Jonson, Thomas

1817

Eight plates are hand-coloured, and followed by the same 8 plates plain [two states].

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