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213 - THORY (Claude-Antoine). Prodrome to the monograph on the kno…
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Estimate €100 - €150
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THORY (Claude-Antoine). Prodrome to the monograph on the known species and varieties of the genus Rosa… Paris, Pierre Dufart, 1820. In-12, 10.5 x 18 cm, 2 folios, 190 pp., 1 folded table and 2 plates, modern Bradel-style cardboard binding in marbled ivory paper, entirely untrimmed. First edition. Thory was the author of the entries for Redouté’s Roses. Illustrated with 2 plates engraved after Redouté and delicately coloured. A fine copy, with full margins, from Gilbert Dufaux’s natural history library (dry-stamped on the title page and p. 39). A few wormholes. – Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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