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Lot 278
Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$300 -
400
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$1,260
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Lot Description
[SPECIMEN ALBUM - ARTIFICIAL LEAVES AND FLOWERS]. Collection of artificial leaves and flowers. [France, ca 1880?].
4to. 32pp. of artificial flowers and leaves, comprising 23 pages of natural-appearance leaves, 7 pages of leaves in silver and gold, and 2 pages of artificial flowers in colors. 19th-century cloth-backed boards. Provenance: Ancienes Maisons J. Pezieux & Fils (label on pastedown).
Each leaf includes manuscript categories and numbers, with stamped letters next to each specimen.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil