Thomas Martyn
Flora Rustica , 1792 (Executed)
Lot #157 |
2023-05-22 |
Ketterer Kunst, Hamburg
Rare Books
Category:
Book
Estimate:
EUR 1,000 - 1,160 (currency of sale)
USD 1,082 - 1,255 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Ketterer Kunst
Auction number: 542
Auction name: Rare Books
Auction type: Books, Manuscripts & Publications
Location: Hamburg
Start date: 2023-05-22
Currency: EUR
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Botanical Illustration
Department: Books, Manuscripts & Publications
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Dimensions: 22 x 13.5 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
22
Width In Centimeters:
13.5
Height In Inches:
8.661
Width In Inches:
5.315
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Edition: First Edition
Edition notes: First edition of the finely illustrated book.
Year notes: Executed in 1792.
Provenance
First edition with 142 colored copperplates.
Condition
Partly slight foxing, slight waterstaining to upper margin at beginning, title soiled and with marginal defects.
Literature
Nissen 1291. - Sitwell/Blunt S. 118. - Plesch Coll. 507. - Hunt 721.