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WARNER, ROBERT. 1814-1896; BENJAMIN SAMUEL WILLIAMS. 1824-1890; and THOMAS MOORE. 1821-1887. The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. London: Published by B.S. Williams, at the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1882-1897. image 1
WARNER, ROBERT. 1814-1896; BENJAMIN SAMUEL WILLIAMS. 1824-1890; and THOMAS MOORE. 1821-1887. The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. London: Published by B.S. Williams, at the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1882-1897. image 2
WARNER, ROBERT. 1814-1896; BENJAMIN SAMUEL WILLIAMS. 1824-1890; and THOMAS MOORE. 1821-1887. The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. London: Published by B.S. Williams, at the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1882-1897. image 3
WARNER, ROBERT. 1814-1896; BENJAMIN SAMUEL WILLIAMS. 1824-1890; and THOMAS MOORE. 1821-1887. The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. London: Published by B.S. Williams, at the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1882-1897. image 4
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WARNER, ROBERT. 1814-1896; BENJAMIN SAMUEL WILLIAMS. 1824-1890; and THOMAS MOORE. 1821-1887.
The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. London: Published by B.S. Williams, at the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1882-1897.

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WARNER, ROBERT. 1814-1896; BENJAMIN SAMUEL WILLIAMS. 1824-1890; and THOMAS MOORE. 1821-1887.

The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. London: Published by B.S. Williams, at the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 1882-1897.
11 volumes, 4to (309 x 249 mm). 528 lithographic plates by and after John Nugent Fitch on 527 sheets, partly hand-colored, partly color-printed, plates 9/10 a double-page plate, uncolored portrait of Williams Later green morocco gilt, edges gilt, minor chipping to a few spine ends; scattered browning and spotting as usual, generally clean and colors fresh.

FIRST EDITION WITH MAGNIFICENT PLATES. Benjamin Samuel William's obituary, appearing in volume 9, describing the idea behind this magnificent work: "In 1881 he commenced his magnum opus, the Orchid Album, which was projected with the idea of supplying a demand for illustrations of Orchidaceous plants, with botanical descriptions of the plants figured, and notes on their cultivation ... Its appearance was hailed with great satisfaction in horticultural circles throughout the world, and it numbers among its subscribers nearly all lovers of Orchids and many of our leading and most influential horticulturalists." The illustrator, John Nugent Fitch (1840-1927), was the nephew of Walter Hood Fitch. Great Flower Books, p 80; Nissen BBI 2107; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 6282.

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