The Floricultural Cabinet

London: Whittaker & Co, 1840. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. 288pp. Bound issues from January through December, 1840, comprising Volume VIII , No. 82, through No. 94. Each issue is prefaced by a full page hand-colored plate, except for April, which has three, for a total of 14 plates. With an engraved title page added. Contemporary full leather; spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Neat ownership name stamp. Binding lightly rubbed at hinges and edges, gilt border rubbed; the hand colored plates have generally lightly offset to the facing page; else this is a fine copy.