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79 - Botanical Sketches of the Twenty-four Classes in the Linnaea…
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Estimate €200 - €250
Description
Botanical Sketches of the Twenty-four Classes in the Linnaean System, with Fifty Specimens of English Plants, taken from Nature. Also an Account of their Place of Growth, Time of Flowering, and Medicinal Properties. With a Glossary. London, J. Hatchard and Son, 1825. In-12, 11.5 x 18.5 cm, XII + 126 pp., 50 plates, contemporary binding in glazed fawn calfskin, gilt fillet framing the covers, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs, title label. Illustrated with 50 engraved plates, coloured at the time. A fine copy. From the natural history library of Gilbert Dufaux (dry-stamped on the title page and p. 39). – Appraised by: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 15251 - 114
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