Vol. XLVI of the Third Series, or vol. CXVI of the whole work; 60 engraved and finely, originally excellently hand-coloured plates with vibrant colours, 12 folded, and with accompanying text. This vol. contains the plants (plates and descriptions) numbered 7093-7152. No binding; a very faint damp-stain in the top margin, away from the printed images, two plates with short tears repaired in one fold, not reaching the figure., two plates with small tears without touching the figure. Title page, dedication leaf and indexes on English (common) names, and Latin names are all accounted for. The book itself is complete. This volume is from one of the rarer years, when print runs were small. The flowers shown are often extremely beautiful. * 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. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817 – 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. ** This lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the Catawiki Collection Service. If you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership