Flora Alpine [cover title]
by [HERBARIUM, BOTANICAL SPECIMEN ALBUM]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lebanon, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
[Switzerland?], late 19th century. Oblong 4to. 100 pressed and mounted botanical specimens on 20 mounts, each with printed or manuscript caption giving the Latin name. Decorated green cloth album, bordered in black and gilt, titled on front cover in gilt, decorated endpapers; occasional light foxing to mounts, specimens generally in fine condition and the binding unusually bright and clean. With one additional mounted specimen laid-in an envelope with the manuscript note "Harebell. From highest point of Schybige Platte, Switzerland." A very handsome herbarium of alpine flora, with the specimens artfully mounted with narrow paper strips. The labels appear to have been taken from a variety of printed sources, as they mix lithographic printing with letterpress, and several are found in penciled manuscript. The specimens include examples of species of Anemone, Rhododendron, Ajuga, Potentilla, Azalea, Viola, Erica, Saxifraga, Carex, Campanula, Ranunculus, and others.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100898
- Title
- Flora Alpine [cover title]
- Author
- [HERBARIUM, BOTANICAL SPECIMEN ALBUM]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- [Switzerland?]
- Date Published
- late 19th century
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- Fine
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