Description
“the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction”. With the rare original price list of results for each lot with the buyers names.
London, Sotheby’s, 1987. 4to. 388 botanical books described in 425 pages. Sotheby’s, London, 1987. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall. Burgandy cloth with gilt titles on spine and cover; 426 pages. RARE.Book Description: Sotheby’s, 1987. 4to. Original cloth gilt with pictorial onlay. Pp. 425, illustrated throughout, mostly in colour. 388 lots of
