11-14-201011-14-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2526BBoston
November 14, 2010 11:00 AMCalender
528

(Decorative Bindings, Botany)

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$83$70
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2526BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2010 11:00AM

Description:

(Decorative Bindings, Botany), Two titles: Thayer, Emma Homan, Wild Flowers of Colorado, New York: Cassell & Company, 1885, with chromolithograph plates heightened with gum arabic, pictorial cloth, 4to, (bumped, chipped, spine soiled, minor wear to cover, scattered spotting, minor browning and offset, starting); and The Botanical Keepsake; and Arrangement of British Plants, London: T. Allman, 1843, with hand-colored plates, three quarter blind embossed green morocco by E. Van Der Hoek, (original red cloth bound in),8vo, (cover with some sunning, hinges tender, scattered spotting).
Estimate $150-250

Keywords

Emma Homan, Colorado, Cassell & Company, E. Van Der Hoek, London