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Lot 164

Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021 4:00AM CT
Lots 308-687
Nov 10, 2021 4:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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[SALESMAN'S CATALOGUE]. A specimen book for Washington Nursery Co., Toppenish, Washington. Rochester, NY: Rochester Lithographing and Printing Co. or Christy Inc., n.d. 


Oblong 8vo (140 x 205). 148 chromolithograph plates, one photograph. Original cloth wallet-style binding, gilt-lettered with the Nursery name (some light wear).

Agricultural trade catalogue with an extensive collection of plates, comprising: 87 fruit plates, including apples, pears, plums, peaches, cherries, grapes, and berries; 14 tree plates, including elm, maple, ash, oak, linden, chestnut, and birch; 18 plates of flowering bushes include hydrangeas, lilac, snowball, and clematis; also included are 26 plates of peonies and roses. 
 

Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat Botanicum

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