Single Owner Auction - The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr. of Newnan, Georgia
Sat, Sep 12, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 237
Two Scarce 19th Century Flower Garden Books
Estimate: $400 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
including A Treatise of the Cultivation of Ornamental Flowersÿby Roland Green, Boston: John B. Russell, 1828, contemporary binding in paper boards with paper labels at front and back boards, cloth spine, yapped edges; and The Florist's Manual or Hints for the Construction of a Gay Flower-Gardenÿby Maria Elizabeth Jackson, London: Henry Colburn, New Burlington-Street, 1827, new edition, rebound in paper boards and leather spine with gilt lettering, with six hand colored plates (complete), one of which folds out; Provenance: Charles B. Wood III, Boston, Massachusetts, purchased 1989 for $950 ([Treatise of the Cultivation] accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
Treatise: good only, wear and loss at the extremities, worming, tear and creases to ownership signature, Florist's: very good, corners bumped, some loss at the extremities, water stains
