Lot 131

Schmidel, D. Casimir Christoph






Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
£2,250
Description
Icones plantarum... Nuremberg: Christian de Lavnoy, 1762-1797. Folio, (410x260mm.), 3 parts, 75 hand-coloured plates in one volume (Manipulus II dated 1776), engraved head- and tail-pieces, bookplate of Tysoe Manor, contemporary calf, rebacked with modern gilt tooled spine and red label, predominantly clean text with a little browning to titles, some spotting to Maipulus III and spotting and slight dust soiling to some plates but many clean, covers a little bumped at corners with leather worn away and a few repaired gouge marks [Collation: [7], 6-94, [3], 96-197, [7], 199-280; [75pp.] plates], bookplate of Tysoe Manor





