Lot 150
  • 150

Seaweed.

Estimate
300 - 400 GBP
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Description

  • "Plantes marines. Belle-Ile-en-Mer." French, late nineteenth century
  • Paper
An album so titled on spine, 4to (245 x 175mm.), 100 pressed and mounted specimens of seaweed, captioned with Linnaean binomials in ink at foot, contemporary navy half morocco, spine gilt with fleurs-de-lys

Provenance

Robert I, duke of Parma, engraved armorial bookplate

Condition

Good condition
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