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Libri antichi e moderni

Meehan, Thomas

The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States in their Botanical, Horticultural and Popular Aspects

1878-1880

850,70 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Dettagli

Anno di pubblicazione
1878-1880
Luogo di stampa
Boston. L. Prang and Company
Autore
Meehan, Thomas
Edizione
First editions.
Soggetto
Nature - Botany Color Plate & Fine Illus
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

4to [26.5 x 19 cm]; 4 volumes, ix, 192; v, 200; ix, 196; v, 204 pp, 192 fine colored lithographed plates (chromolithographs) by Prang's esteemed firm from paintings by Alois Lunzer, tissue guards. orig cloth, gilt title lettering & rules on spines, gilt cover lettering & vignette, all edges gilted, slight fading where small spine labels removed, bookplate removed from front endpaper, light cover wear, interiors are clean and fine, excellent set. A Bennett p75. Nissen 1331. Taxonomic Literature 5783. A complete set of both series with all of the plates, most of which are flowers rather than ferns, a corner stone work of any collection of north american botanical color plate books. Prang was a leading printer of chromolithographed plates in the nineteenth century.