Catalogue of valuable printed books including fine natural history books, autograph letters and literary and historical manuscripts
Subtitle: including a fine Anglo-Dutch manuscript tulip book [c. 1640-1660], Belon's La nature des oiseaux, 1555, Candolle's Plantarum succulentarum historia [1793-1832]. Cordus's Annotationes ..., 1561, Fuchs's Den nieuwen herbarius [1545?], Linnaeus's Hortus cliffortianus, 1737, Liron d'Airole's Album de la civeliere, 1855, Miller's Illustratio systematis sexualis Linnaei, 1777, Redouté's Les roses, a large printed paper copy, and 1824-26, Roscoes Monandrian plants, 1828, Sander's Reichenbachia, 1888-94, Schneevoogt's Icones plantarum variorum, 1792-93, Sweert's Florilegium, 1647-54, and Weinmann's Phytanthoza iconographia, 1737-45 ... : which will be sold by auction by Sotheby & Co. ... at their large galleries, 34-35 New Bond Street, W1A 2AA ... : days of sale: Monday, 18th November, 1974, lots 1-1843; Tuesday, 19th November, 1974, lots 184-423
Publisher: Sotheby & Co.
Published: 1974
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: Natural history; Bibliography; Catalogs; Rare books
Other titles: Valuable printed books including fine natural history books, autograph letters and literary and historical manuscripts
Notes: 423 lots.

Sale code: LEICESTER

Place of sale: London.

Date of sale: November 18-19, 1974.