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Blume, Carl Ludwig
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Collection des Orchidées les plus remarquables de l'Archipel indien et du Japon. Amsterdam: C.G. Sulpke, 1858.
- paper, ink, leather
Folio (17 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.; 455 x 288 mm). 70 lithographed plates, 56 colored, one folding. Half green morocco by Hiltz. Some rubbing on the binding, some spotting and offsetting.
Provenance
W.E. Hayward - Pana Public Library (presentation label).
Literature
Landwehr 33; Nissen BBI 175; Stafleu TL2 569; Great Flower Books p. 50
Catalogue Note
First edition, separate issue.
An attractive copy of Blume's work on the orchids of the Malay archipelago. It was also issued with the title Flora Javae et insularum adjacentium nova series, as a supplement. "It is possible that the parts of the two editions were issued almost simultaneously" (Stafleu).
An attractive copy of Blume's work on the orchids of the Malay archipelago. It was also issued with the title Flora Javae et insularum adjacentium nova series, as a supplement. "It is possible that the parts of the two editions were issued almost simultaneously" (Stafleu).