Houtte (Louis van) Lemaire (Charles Antoine) & Scheidweiler (Michael

Houtte (Louis van)., Lemaire (Charles Antoine) & Scheidweiler (Michael Joseph François) (eds.). Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, 11 vol. (of 23), 646 lithographed plates, most hand-coloured, some heightened with gum arabic, 235 folding or double-page, 29 uncoloured or tinted lithographs, tissue guards, wood-engraved illustrations, a few plates loose, light foxing throughout, many tissue guards loose, some lacking, near-contemporary leather-backed, 9 vol. in red calf, 2 vol. in black morocco, generally quite rubbed and bumped to extremities, losses to corners, spines faded, hinges starting to crack, Belgium, 8vo, 1845-77; sold as a periodical, not subject to return. *** A nice example of one of Europe's finest 19th century botanical and horticultural journals, known for its exceptional colour printing craftsmanship, executed by master Belgian lithographers including Guillaume Severeyns, Louis-Constantin Stroobant, and Pieter De Pannemaker.

Estimate:£2,000

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