Our Premier Autumn Auction | Session II | October 22, 2025
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 768
Vegetable Material Medica of the United States, Vol. I
Estimate: $500 - $700
Unsold
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 |
by William P. C. Barton, M.D., Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1817, later binding of three quarter red cloth over marbled paper covered boards, gilt particulars to spine, bookplate of the Medical Society of the County of Kings to front pastedown, 24 hand colored botanical plates, approx. 10-3/4 x 8-7/8 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: The Sally and Paul Hawkins Collection
Note: The bookplate notes that the book was donated to the society by Mrs. G. R. Butler. Glenworth R. Butler served as president of the Medical Society of the County of Kings in 1907.
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The Sally and Paul Hawkins Collection
overall wear to extremities commensurate with age and use, toning and foxing throughout, some corners lightly creased throughout, loss to top edge of half title, library stamp to p. xv not affecting text, loss to table 7 (partial piece retained) extending to plate but not affecting image, correction inked to p. 185 per correction/errata note to back of book, a tight, serviceable copy
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