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Thornton, Robert John (1768-1837) Temple of Flora: Or Garden of the Botanist, Poet, Painter, and Philosopher.
London: Published by Dr. Thornton, 1812.
The Lottery edition, large quarto, with full page colored frontispiece, two pages of engraved calligraphic title pages, and twenty-eight colored plates of flowers (including the Persian cyclamen) interspersed with typographically printed text, with two uncolored allegorical plates featuring cupid honoring Linnaeus and "inspiring plants with love"; expertly bound in full contemporary straight-grained red morocco boards with spine ornately tooled in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, binding somewhat rubbed; 14 3/4 x 12 in.
Dunthorne 302; Nissen BBI 1955; Stafleu and Cowan 14, 283.
From the Library of the late Stanley DeForest Scott, sold to benefit the Library of the Grolier Club.
