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Maître Philippe AMIGUES - Hotel des Ventes du Tarn

255 - 255- DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis): ‘Treatise on Trees an…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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Description
255- DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis): ‘Treatise on Trees and Shrubs Grown in France in the Open Ground.’ Paris: H.L. Guérin & L.F. Delatour, 1755. 2 quarto volumes with 253 separate plates. Copper-engraved vignettes within the text. Paper loss on the title page of Volume I. Full marbled sheepskin binding of the period (scuffing and repairs). Ribbed spine decorated with floral motifs and birds. Title and volume number labels not original. Cap bands damaged. Worn corners. 8 handwritten in-8 pages of a table of trees on late 18th-century blue paper, distributed throughout the two volumes. Overall condition satisfactory. RARE FIRST EDITION of this remarkable study of trees.
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About the sale Antique and modern books – comic books
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 10:30 AM
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