Sibthorp, Joanne [John]. Flora Oxoniensis. exhibens plantas in agro Oxoniensi sponte crescentes, secundum systema sexuale distributas. 1st. Ed. Pub. Fletcher et Hanwell et Cooke, Oxon. 1794
pp.xxiv, 422, plus 7-page Index Generum, 7-page Index of English Names and 1-page Errata. 8vo. A little spotting, o/w. contents in fine condition. Contemporary green half-calf with marbled boards in nr. fine condition. Scarce.
Sibthorp wanted to be scrupulous about the plants he included in this flora. As a result he detailed only those which he had observed. Henrey called it a ‘carefully compiled work’ and it remained the only flora of Oxfordshire for almost 40 years.
£495.00 [Ref: 55355]