Lot 105
Lambert (Aylmer Bourke) A Description of the Genus Pinus, 2 vol., 1803-28.
Hammer Price: £2,600
Description
Lambert (Aylmer Bourke) A Description of the Genus Pinus, 2 vol., vol.1 first edition, 38 engraved plates only after Ferdinand Bauer and others (of 42, lacking the bis plates), vol.2 second edition, 20 engraved plates of which 18 finely hand-coloured, some folding, some scattered foxing, heavier to vol.1, contemporary diced russia, t.e.g., a little rubbed and scuffed, [Henrey 920 7 921; Nissen 1123 & 1125], folio, 1803-28.
⁂ A mixed edition of this monumental work, the first great iconography of conifers.
Description
Lambert (Aylmer Bourke) A Description of the Genus Pinus, 2 vol., vol.1 first edition, 38 engraved plates only after Ferdinand Bauer and others (of 42, lacking the bis plates), vol.2 second edition, 20 engraved plates of which 18 finely hand-coloured, some folding, some scattered foxing, heavier to vol.1, contemporary diced russia, t.e.g., a little rubbed and scuffed, [Henrey 920 7 921; Nissen 1123 & 1125], folio, 1803-28.
⁂ A mixed edition of this monumental work, the first great iconography of conifers.
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