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an open book with a drawing of a holly plant on itan open book with a drawing of two pears on itthe front page of a book with a picture of a bird on it
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Estimate €360 - €500
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Botany Dietrich, David Forest Flora, or Illustrations and Descriptions of Wild Trees and Shrubs of Importance to Foresters, as well as Useful and Harmful Herbs. Volume One. With 127 coloured copperplate engravings. Leipzig, Baensch Brothers, 1860. 1 leaf, IV, pp. 141–144, V–VI, pp. 3–139. 4°. Half leather with gold-stamped title on the spine (heavily rubbed and bumped). Bearing the bookplate and owner’s stamp of Zygmunt Stanislaw Czarnecki. - The German botanist David Dietrich authored several works and encyclopaedias on German flora, including this work on German forest flora, featuring descriptions and illustrations of, amongst other things, the berry-bearing shrubs and trees native to Germany, such as alder, various willows and pines. - Inner joint cracked. Mould-stained and partly water-stained. Overall in good condition; the copperplate engravings are mostly clean and in fine colour. Botany. – With 127 hand-coloured copperplate engravings. Half-leather binding with gilt-stamped title on the spine (heavily rubbed and bumped). – With the bookplate and ownership stamp of Zygmunt Stanislaw Czarnecki. - The German botanist David Dietrich authored several works and reference books on German flora, including this work on German forest flora, featuring descriptions and illustrations of – amongst others – berry bushes and trees native to Germany, such as the alder and various species of willow and pine. - Inner hinge cracked. Foxing and some water staining. Overall in good condition; the copperplate engravings are mostly clean and feature beautiful colouring. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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