William Jackson Hooker - Curtis's Botanical Magazine; comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew [...] - 1862

Vol. XVIII of the Third Series, or vol. LXXXVIII of the whole work; 65 engraved and finely, originally excellently hand-coloured plates with vibrant colours, 7 folded, and with accompanying text. This vol. contains the plants (plates and descriptions) numbered 5289-5353.
No binding; (browned) title page, dedication leaf and an index are all accounted for; some foxing. The book itself is complete. This volume belongs to the rare years, when fewer copies were made.

* Curtis's Botanical Magazine is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the name Curtis's Botanical Magazine.
Each of the issues contains a description, in formal yet accessible language, and is renowned for featuring the work of two centuries of botanical illustrators. Many plants received their first publication on the pages, and the description given was enhanced by the keenly detailed illustrations.
Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785 – 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew in 1831. At Kew he founded the Herbarium.

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