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BATEMAN, JAMES. 1811-1897. A Monograph of Odontoglossum. London: L. Reeve & Co., [1864-]1874. image 1
BATEMAN, JAMES. 1811-1897. A Monograph of Odontoglossum. London: L. Reeve & Co., [1864-]1874. image 2
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BATEMAN, JAMES. 1811-1897.
A Monograph of Odontoglossum. London: L. Reeve & Co., [1864-]1874.

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BATEMAN, JAMES. 1811-1897.

A Monograph of Odontoglossum. London: L. Reeve & Co., [1864-]1874.
Large folio (555 x 370 mm). Half-title. 30 hand-colored lithographic plates by W.H. Fitch. Modern red half morocco. The plates mounted on modern guards, light staining to some plates.

FIRST EDITION with hand-colored plates by Fitch (1817-1892), "the most outstanding botanical artist of his day" (Blunt). Bateman's pioneering monograph on the Odontoglossum: "Extremely variable in their markings, there are over three hundred known species of Odontoglossum in Mexico and South America. The genus grows predominantly at high elevations ... Although their introduction into Europe came relatively late, their need for cool temperatures and dry air made them popular with those who had no greenhouse" (The Orchid Observed). The genus is rich "in species pre-eminent for the loveliness and delicacy of their flowers" (Introduction). Blunt & Stearn, The Art of Botanical Illustration, p 265; Great Flower Books, p 49; Nissen BBI 88; The Orchid Observed 20; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 343.

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