CURTIS, Samuel (ed.).

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Curtis's Botanical Magazine; or Flower Garden Displayed. First edition of this monthly part of the celebrated botanical periodical founded in 1787. This series was renowned for its illustrated studies of ornamental plants. By this date the magazine was edited by Samuel Curtis, with botanical descriptions by William Jackson Hooker, who later became the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Provenance: Stephen C. Massey.

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