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A Private Collection of Orchidacea, Part II
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WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN SAMUEL. 1822-1890.
The Orchid Grower's Manual. 6 editions of this work, including:

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WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN SAMUEL. 1822-1890.

The Orchid Grower's Manual. 6 editions of this work, including:
1. First edition. London: Chapman & Hall, 1852. 8vo. Hand-colored lithographic frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth. Sunned, fingermarks.
2. Second edition. London: Chapman & Hall, 1862. 8vo. Hand-colored lithographic frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth. Lightly rubbed,
3. Third edition. London: Victoria and Paradise Nursery, 1868. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth. Lightly rubbed, joints starting, browning.
4. Fourth edition. London: Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1871. 8vo. Wood-engraved illustrations in text. Publisher's green cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt. Rubbed, loose, chipping to spine ends, browning.
5. Fifth edition. London: Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1877. 8vo. Folding chromolithographic frontispiece, 52 wood-engraved plates, some folding. Publisher's green cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt and black. Rubbed, frontispiece torn with large loss, loose.
6. Sixth edition. London: Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1885. 8vo. 147 wood-engraved plates, some folding. Publisher's green cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt and black. Rubbed, scattered spotting.

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