Authors starting with D from Antiquariat Botanicum

London: . : John Murray, 1868, 1868.. Original Cloth. Very Good. First edition, first issue. Two octavo volumes. 411pp. + 32pp ads dated april, 1867 & 496pp. + (2)pp ads dated February, 1868. Illustrated. Original green cloth titled in gilt on spine, dark green endpapers. Amoral book plate of J.A. J. Barclay with owner’s penciled signature on title page Vol. I and on front free end paper Vol.II. Original green cloth bindings with some fraying to ends of spines without loss, corners bumped, and ... more information

London: : John Murray , 1871.. Original Cloth. Very Good. 1st edition 2nd issue. 2 volumes. 8vo (19.5 cm). Original green cloth. Collation: Vol. I - viii, 423 pp. + 16 pp. (ads.); Vol. II - viii, 405, 406-475 (index) [1] pp. + 16 pp.(ads.) Illustrated with numerous figures and drawings throughout the text. Original green cloth binding with title, author, vol., and publisher in gilt on spine, top and bottom of which have gilt decoration. The ends of spine of in Vol. I are frayed. Corners of both volumes ... more information

London: : John Murray, , 1882.. Sixth Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Sixth Edition 24th Thousand. 8vo. Green cloth binding. Collation: xxi, 458 p. Glossary is by W.S. Dallas. The binding is in very good condition with only minor wear to corners and bottom of spine. Many of the signatures have unopened pages. The fore edge of the table is dusted and partially frayed due to previous incorrect folding that extended the edge beyond the text block fore edge. There is minor spotting to the first and las... more information

London: John Murray, 1893. Original Cloth. Very Good. 2nd Edition, Sixth thousand. 8vo (18.8 x 11.9 cm). Original green cloth binding as for first edition. Collation: xiv, 377 pp. + numerous drawings. The binding is very good witn only minor rubbing along edges and corners. Text is very good. Moisture residual on free end papers. Hinges with paper cracked. This edition was revised by Sir Francis Darwin who had done a number of his own experiments with insectivorous plants. (Freeman 1227).  This ... more information

London: : John Murray, , 1881. . First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Second Thousand. 1st edition, second issue. 8vo (18.3 cm). Original green cloth. Collation: vii, 326 p. + 15 text woodcuts. Binding is in good condition with only minor wear to lower corners and edges of boards. Some spotting is present on both covers and minor foxing on fore edge. Internal condition is very good. This was a very popular work, selling faster than Origin when it first appeared in a printing of 2000. This second t... more information

New York: : Orange Judd & Co.,, 1868.. First edition - American. Original Cloth. Very Good. 1st American Edition. 2 volumes. 8vo (18.7 x 12.2 cm). Original green cloth. Collation: Vol. I- [2], [iii]-iv. [I]iv-x, [11] 12-494, [10-Ads] pp. + 48 text woodcuts; Vol. II- [iii]-viii, [9]-568 [8- Ads] pp. 3 pages corrections in Vol. I for both volumes. Bindings in very good condition, as is the text. There is small edge tear on front free end paper of Vol. I. This is the first American edition of the Va... more information

London: : Society Apartments, Burlington House & Longmans…, and Williams and Norgate, , 1881. . Original Wraps. Very Good +. Vol. XVIII (111), pp. 406-418. 8vo (22 x 14 cm). Original blue green printed wrappers. There are two woodcuts in the text for this article. There is some sunning on the spine and as narrow band on the upper cover along the upper regions and fore edge. There is minor wear at base of spine without loss. Internal condition is very good. Issue is uncut and unopened. Francis D... more information

London: : Society Apartments, Burlington House & Longmans…, and Williams and Norgate, , 1881. . Original Wraps. Very Good +. Original blue green printed wrappers. This article provides additional information to the book, The Movement of Plants, published in 1880 with his father wherein more exacting observations on phototrophism were possible using more exacting equipment. There are 17 woodcuts in the article. ... more information

London: : Society Apartments, Burlington House & Longmans…, and Williams and Norgate, , 1881. . Original Wraps. Very Good +. Vol. XVII (98), pp. 17-32 & 32-33. 8vo (22 x 14 cm). Original blue green printed wrappers. There is also an extensive article by Isaac Bayley Balfour on “Observations on the Genus Panadanus (Screw-Pines); with and Enumeration of all Species described or named in Books, Herbaria, and Nurserymen’s Catalogues; together with their Synonyms and Native Countries as ... more information

London: : Chatto & Windus, , 1898.. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo(21.8 x 14 cm) 1st Edition. Original embossed blue cloth. Collation: [xii], [1] 2- 312, 32 [Chatto& Windus Catalogue Jan. 1898] pp. + 32 photograveur plates, 1 woodcut diagram, 1 photograveur plant and 1 folding colored map, a total of 34 illustrations. The binding is in very good condition with only minor rubbing to corners. Top edge of text is gilt. Title and author are in gilt on spine. Front cover has circular gi... more information

Paris: : Germer Baillière, , 1854. . First edition. 1/4 cloth. Very Good. 1st Ed. Folio (324 x 262 mm). Later red quarter linen cloth over original marble boards with new end papers. [4] [3]-48pp followed by 23 plates, 1 double-page, partially colored map of “Andes Intertropicales” and 1 folding map, “Géographie des Plantes Équinoxiales.” There is moderat foxing throughout, affecting some plates and large folding map. Provenance; Inscribed copy with sentiments ... more information

Paris: : C. Angotk, , 1677.. Second edition. Contemporary calf. Very Good. 2nd edition. 4to (247 x 187 mm). Contemporay calf with hinges cracked, cords intact. Collation : [64] 511 [9] p. There are numerous woodcuts in text from the Latin edition that have been partly preapred by de la Forge and Gutschoven. Text is sound and good. This is the second French edition of Descartes' views on embyro development and extensive commentary of Louis de la Forge. "L'homme was edited from Descartes'... more information

Leiden: : Ex Officicina Hackiana, , 1664. . Full Vellum. Very Good. 4to (204 x 152 mm). 2nd Edition. Contemporary vellum missing front paste down. Collation: [36] 1-123 (113- 123 numbered as 112-121) [1,Nota] [4] + 10 engraved plates, two of which have overlays. This is an uncut copy with general text and figures quite clean and bright. This is has been called the first book on physiology, although with some conjecture. Other authors often copied the fine copper engravings. Descartes influence on medi... more information

The Hague: : Pierre Husson, , 1715.. 1/4 Leather. Very Good. Second issue of first Hague edition, which was pirated from 1709 Paris edition. 4to (24.7 x 19.6 cm). Contemporary quarter calf with separate tooled label, gilt, on marble boards. Title printed in red and black, and 38 large double-page engraved plates three of which are signed by J. Lamsvelt one of the best Dutch engravers of this period. Collation: [16] 293 [1-errata] [10-Table des Matieres with Approbation dated 15 December 1708, signed H... more information

New York: Lane & Scott, 1852. ... more information

London: William Wesley & Son for the Royal Horticultural Society, 1914. ... more information

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1875. ... more information

London: Balliere, 1838. First English language edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo (22x14 cm). Large paper uncut copy. Originals green linen cloth, damp staining on front and rear cover, not affecting any leaves. Collation: [2-ads], x, 276pp. Wear to ends of spine and corners. Text very clean. There is extensive discussion on use of a wide range of extracts from the alphabetical listing of plants to alleviate various physical and physiological symptoms a person is experiencing. Each plant extract ... more information