Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2526BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2010 11:00AM
Description:
(Botanical Illustration),Thornton, Dr. Robert John,A Group of Carnations, from New Illustration of the Sexual System of...Linnaeus. Comprehending...The Temple of Flora...., London, 1799-1807, with hand coloring, painted by Henderson, engraved by Caldwall, folio, 22 3/8 x 17 1/8 in., (mat burn, some light fading).
Estimate $2,000-2,500