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Denisse, Etienne.
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Flore d'Amérique dessinée d'après nature sur les lieux. Riche collection de plantes les plus remarquables, fleurs & fruits de grosseur & de grandeur naturelle. Paris: by the author, c.1843-1846
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First edition, broadsheets (487 x 322 mm.), 126 hand-coloured lithographed plates (only, of 201) after Denisse by Gihout frères and Denisse, numbered 1-126, first 72 plates loose, the others stitched or loose in original pictorial or plain fascicle wrappers, the whole contained in a contemporary half maroon morocco portfolio, red half morocco clamshell case, lacking 25 plates, plate 117 with a repaired tear at lower margin into image, scattered inconsequential very short marginal tears or tiny marginal chips, some scattered light foxing, more severe on about 9 plates, several plates browned, wrappers a bit chipped and frayed, the portfolio slightly rubbed at extremities, ties lost
Provenance
Frederick, 2nd Baron Hesketh, bookplate
Literature
Great Flower Books 55 (calling for 72 plates only); Nissen, BBI 470; Pritzel 2157; Stafleu & Cowen 1366
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A spectacular work on American botany, and of the utmost rarity - we have traced no complete copy at auction.
Denisse "worked for the botanical garden of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He lived for many years in the French West Indies, employed by the government [in Guadeloupe] to illustrate plants and collect horticultural specimens. Flore d'Amérique created a sensation when first released; the... magnificent hand-colored lithographs included many species considered exotic at the time". (Paradise in Print... An Exhibition, New York Botanical Garden, April 2007).