- 99
Blume, Carl Ludwig
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- printed book
Collection des orchidées les plus remarquables de l'Archipel Indien et du Japon. Amsterdam: C. G. Sulpke, 1858 [–1859]
Folio (17 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.; 455 x 288 mm). Additional hand-colored lithographed title by Lauters depicting Balinese dancers surrounded by a wreath of orchids, 70 lithographed plates, 56 colored, one folding, by G. Severeyns, half-title; some spotting and offsetting, one plate oxidized. Modern red morocco, spine gilt in seven compartments, green morocco lettering-piece, covers with gilt-ruled borders, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers.
Folio (17 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.; 455 x 288 mm). Additional hand-colored lithographed title by Lauters depicting Balinese dancers surrounded by a wreath of orchids, 70 lithographed plates, 56 colored, one folding, by G. Severeyns, half-title; some spotting and offsetting, one plate oxidized. Modern red morocco, spine gilt in seven compartments, green morocco lettering-piece, covers with gilt-ruled borders, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers.
Literature
Landwehr 33; Nissen BBI 175; Stafleu TL2 569; cf. Great Flower Books p. 50
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An attractive work on the orchids of the Malay archipelago. It was also issued with the title Flora Javae et insularum adjacentium nova series. "It is possible that the parts of the two editions were issued almost simultaneously" (Stafleu).