About Antique Prints

We try to select antique prints in the best possible condition, with as few defects as possible. Nevertheless, these prints are often hundreds of years old and show the effects of time, as noted below:

  1. Paper darkening (toning): Most common is paper darkening, or toning, resulting in the paper becoming shades darker, from off white to light brown. We rarely offer very toned prints, unless the issue is particularly scarce.
  2. Paper tone variation: Paper tone may vary slightly from print to print in the same set due to age and the fact that a variety of paper was often used for the same issue or later prints of the issue. We do try to match paper color as closely as possible but an exact match may not be possible.
  3. Text and image offset: Text offset occurs over time, when the text page is against the image and ink from the text makes lines on the image. Conversely, image offset occurs when the hand coloring transfers slightly to the text. Again, we rarely offer heavily offset prints.
  4. Spotting or foxing: Spotted or foxing is also common due to age and handling over a long period of time and while a small degree of foxing is common and acceptable, we avoid extensively foxed prints.

H. Isabel Adams 1907 Botanicals

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Rare Arts and Crafts botanical illustration by H

Besler Hortus Eystettensis 1613

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Besler Hortus Eystettensis 1613

Blossfeldt Urformen der Kunst Prints 1929

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Original Karl Blossfeldt photogravure of a plant form from Urformen der Kunst, 1929

P.J. Buchoz Herbier Artificiel Engravings 1783

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Buchoz original antique copper engraving of exotic botanical plant from Herbier Artificiel 1783

Carnivorous Plants, Walcott Guerin Curtis Ginseng, Goldenseal 1800

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Rare antique botanical print of a carnivorous plant or medicinal herb by Walcott, Guerin, or Curtis, circa 1800

1787 Curtis Botanical Magazine Vol 1-20 NEW PRINTS

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Antique hand-colored botanical print from early years of Curtis Botanical Magazine

Curtis Botanical Magazine Top Prints 1800 50% OFF 37 NEW Prints listed June 24th

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Antique hand-colored copper engraving of a botanical subject from Curtis Botanical Magazine, circa 1800, illustrated by Sydenham Edwards or James Sowerby

Curtis Flora Londinensis First Edition Prints 1775

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Rare hand-colored folio engraving of an English wildflower from the first edition of Curtis's Flora Londinensis, 1775, illustrated by James Sowerby or William Kilburn

Edwards Botanical Register 1815 50% OFF NEW April 19

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Edwards Botanical Register 1815 50% OFF NEW April 19

Walter Hood Fitch Curtis Antique Prints

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Antique botanical prints by Walter Hood Fitch from Curtis Botanical Magazine, hand-colored lithographs from the Kew Gardens era, rare and finely detailed

Roses et Rosiers by Donnaud 1884

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Antique hand-colored rose prints from Roses et Rosiers by Donnaud, Paris 1874, illustrated by French botanical artists including Maubert and Bricogne

John Edwards British Herbal Prints 1770

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1712 John Edwards British Herbal hand colored original flower prints

Guerin Original Natural History Prints 1836

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Guerin Original Natural History Prints 1836

Lemaire Illustration Horticole, Fleuriste

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Lemaire antique chromolithograph botanical print from Illustration Horticole Ghent 1851

Jean Linden Lindenia Orchid Prints 1885

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John Linden Lindenia shows antique orchid prints from all over the world in vivid color

Jane Web Loudon Botanicals 1840 50% OFF May 22nd

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Antique hand-colored botanical lithograph by Jane Webb Loudon 1840

Philip Miller 1768 Gardeners Dictionary

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Antique flower print from Philip Miller's Gardeners Dictionary, 1768, on Dutch watermarked paper

Maund Botanic Garden, Botanist Antique Prints

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Maund hand colored antique botanical engraving from The Botanic Garden 1825

Munting Folio Antique Botanical Engravings 1796

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Munting hand colored antique botanical engraving with plant floating above landscape from Naauwkeurige Beschryving 1796

Paxton Flower Garden Prints 1884

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Antique chromolithograph botanical print from Paxton's Flower Garden, c

Paxton Magazine Botany Flowers, Orchids, Cactus Prints 1834

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Paxton Magazine Botany Flowers, Orchids, Cactus Prints 1834

PJ Redoute Les Roses 1828 Stipple Engravings

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Antique hand-colored stipple engraving of a rose from Pierre Joseph Redouté's Les Roses, Paris 1828

Scheuchzer 1731 Physica Sacra Creation Universe Engravings 50% OFF May 18

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Antique hand-colored copper engravings from Scheuchzer's Physica Sacra, 1731, depicting biblical creation scenes and natural history subjects

Step Favourite Flowers 1896

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Original 1896 chromolithograph botanical prints from Favourite Flowers by Edward Step and William Watson, vivid Victorian flower prints with gum arabic highlights

Twining Prints 1849 Natural Order of Plants

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Original hand-colored botanical lithographs by Elizabeth Twining from Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants, 1849, royal folio size, excellent condition

Van Houtte, Lemaire 1845 Flore de Serres

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Van Houtte, Lemaire 1845 Flore de Serres

Van Houtte Doubles 1845 Flore de Serres Antique Botanical Prints

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Antique botanical prints from Van Houtte's Flore de Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, 1845, double folio with spectacular color on thick white paper

Vietz Icones Plantarum 1800 Antique Bargain Prints 50% OFF June 23rd

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Rare hand-colored botanical copper engravings from Vietz Icones Plantarum, Vienna 1800–1822, quarto size on chain-lined paper in excellent condition

Walcott North American Wildflower

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Botanical lithographs of North American wildflowers by Mary Vaux Walcott, published by the Smithsonian Institution 1925, on creamy wove paper with strong plate marks

Weinmann Phytanthoza Iconographia 1737-1787

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Antique botanical mezzotint prints from Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, 1737–1787, hand-colored by Georg Dionysius Ehret on chain-lined paper with vibrant color

Willmott Rose Prints Genus Rosa 1914

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Antique rose prints from Ellen Willmott's Genus Rosa, 1914, illustrated by Alfred Parsons, a landmark botanical work ranking with Redouté's Les Roses

Zorn Icones Plantarum 1796

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Rare 1796 hand-colored botanical copper engravings from Zorn's Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, Amsterdam, chain-lined paper, strong plate marks, no foxing