拍品 27
  • 27

SCHMIDT, ÖSTERREICHS ALLGEMEINE BAUMZUCHT, 1792

估價
20,000 - 25,000 GBP
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描述

  • Österreichs Allgemeine Baumzucht, oder Abbildungen in-und ausländischer Bäume und Sträuche deren Anpflanzung in Österreich möglich, und nützlich ist. Vienna: Ignaz Albertischen Buchdruckerey, 1792-1822-[1839]
FIRST EDITION, 4 volumes, folio (360 x 230mm.), 240 fine hand-coloured plates, mostly engraved, a few lithographed, contemporary half calf

來源

Prince of Liechtenstein, bookplate; Arpad Plesch, bookplate, sale in these rooms, 15 March 1976, lot 684, £3,200; Christian Heuer, bookplate

出版

Nissen BBI 1782; Stafleu TL2 10876

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."

拍品資料及來源

THE LIECHTENSTEIN-PLESCH COPY, with fine Viennese plates. Schmidt states in his preface that all the drawings are from nature and that he has used “der besten Künstler, deren Werthman scho aus Jacquins unsterbliche Werken kennt” (p.4). The final volume was edited posthumously by L. Trattinick.