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89 - MORREN (father and son).
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
MORREN (father and son). La Belgique Horticole, a journal of gardens, greenhouses and orchards. Liège, published by the General Management, 1851–1885. 28 volumes, in-8. Contemporary half-basane or red shagreen, occasionally with small corners worn, spine with decorative faux raised bands, gilt title and scrolls, speckled edges (binding slightly rubbed, a few spines more rubbed, a few scattered, discreet foxing spots, but the interior is fresh on the whole). An exceptional set of this rare series. Plates colour-printed with great vibrancy in a uniform binding of the period. Numerous black-and-white engravings within the text. Portrait frontispieces. This copy is adorned with a great many lithographic plates, originally printed in black and subsequently hand-coloured using stencils, notably in Brussels by Seveyrens. Some of the plates are fold-out. A single entry in the KDR. No copy is as complete in the CCFr, where there are only 7 entries for a total of around thirty volumes held across several institutions. A fine copy.
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Auction time 10/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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