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Handcoloured roses
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John Lindley: Rosarum Monographia, or a Botanical
History of Roses. London 1830. Second
edition. 8vo. Illust. with 18 handcoloured and one
uncoloured engraved plates. Browning. Bound
in full morocco, binding restored and with signs
of wear. Old bookplate on inner front board. All
edges gilt.
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John Lindley (1799­1865) was an English botanist.
He impressed everyone when he in 1820 published
"Rosarum Monographia" illustrated with his own
drawings. It was a remarkable achievement for a
botanist aged only 22.
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