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190 - RICHON (Charles) & Ernest ROZE.
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Estimate €400 - €500
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RICHON (Charles) & Ernest ROZE. Atlas of Edible and Poisonous Fungi of France and Neighbouring Countries… Paris, Octave Doin, 1888. 2 folio volumes, 26.5 x 35 cm, 2 folios, XCVIII pp., 1 blank folio, 260 pp. (out of 266) & 2 folios, 8 pp. (numbered [V]–XII), 72 plates, contemporary binding in red half-shagreen with corner pieces, ribbed spine decorated with fillets and gilt motifs. First edition of one of the finest mycological atlases of the late 19th century, published in instalments from 1885 to 1887. Illustrated with 62 colour lithographic plates drawn from life by the physician and mycologist Charles Richon. Without the Table of Synonyms of Common Names… (pp. 261–265 of Volume I). A very fine copy, from the natural history library of Gilbert Dufaux (dry stamps on the title pages, pp. 39 and XXXIX, and plate XXXIX). – Appraised by: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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