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BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés
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WATELET (Adolphe) Description of the fossil plants of the Pa…
See original version (French)
220
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WATELET (Adolphe) Description of the fossil plants of the Pa…
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
WATELET (Adolphe) Description of the fossil plants of the Paris Basin. Paris, J.-B. Baillières et fils, 1866. 2 volumes in-4, 24 x 30.5 cm, 3 folios, 264 pages & 1 folio, 30 pp., 1 f., 59 plates (incorrectly numbered 60; one double plate numbered 17–18), contemporary binding in brown half-calf with corners, ribbed spine, title labels, gilt head.
First edition, illustrated with 59 lithographic plates drawn from life by the author’s daughter, the painter Eugénie Watelet (1843–1906), of Soissons, who exhibited landscapes and flowers at the Salons of 1869 and 1870.
Good condition. Caps and corners slightly rubbed. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale
Antique and modern books, manuscripts
Auction location
Auction time
10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 15251 - 31
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