OGER-BLANCHET
350
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BERNARD, P. – COUAILHAC, L. – GERVAIS, & LEMAOUT, Emm.
See original version (French)
350
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BERNARD, P. – COUAILHAC, L. – GERVAIS, & LEMAOUT, Emm.
See original version (French)
Estimate €100
Voluntary lot
Description
BERNARD, P. – COUAILHAC, L. – GERVAIS, & LEMAOUT, Emm. – The Jardin des Plantes. A comprehensive historical and picturesque description of the Natural History Museum, the menagerie, the greenhouses, the mineralogy and anatomy galleries, and the Swiss Valley. Paris, L. Curmer, 1842–1843. 2 vols. in-8, XXIV, 416, 664 pp., 116 wood-engraved plates, 14 steel-engraved portraits and 50 steel-engraved plates, 33 of which are hand-coloured, 2 maps, one of which is a fold-out, and a double-page panorama; red half-morocco with corner pieces, ribbed spine, gilt head.
First edition and first print run of the engravings after Daumier, Gavarni, Daubigny, Pauquet, Grandville, Marvy, Ch. Jacques, etc.
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About the sale
The Jean Demaux Collection – Part 2
Auction location
Auction time
09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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