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Lot 118
Sale 6286 - The Collected Library
Lots Open
Mar 5, 2025
Lots Close
Mar 18, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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$300 -
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Price Realized
$704
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Lot Description
[NATURAL HISTORY - FLORICULTURE]. A large group of works related to flowers, including:
CONDER, Josiah (1852-1920). The Floral Art of Japan. Tokyo: Kelly and Walsh, Limited, 1899. -- DUNTHORNE, Gordon. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries. Washington: The Author, 1938. -- HETLEY, Georgina (1832-1898). The Native Flowers of New Zealand. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1888. -- PARSONS, Samuel Bowne, Jr. (1819-1906). The Rose: Its History, Poetry, Culture, and Classification. New York: John Wiley, 1849. -- PRETTY, Edward (1792-1865). A Practical Essay on Flower Painting in Water Colors. London: D.N. Shury, 1810. -- SWEET, Robert (1783-1835). Floral Gems. London: G. Willis, [n.d.]. -- THOMSON, James (1700-1748). The Seasons. London: John Murray, 1778.
And 41 others. Together, 48 works in 65 volumes in various 12mo, 8vo, 4to, and folio sizes, most in original bindings. Condition generally fine.
Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas
This lot is located in Chicago.
