拍品專文
Another set of specimen-wood dummy books was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 16 September 1999, lot 71.
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19TH CENTURY
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A SET OF SIX SPECIMEN AUSTRALIAN WOOD DUMMY BOOKS
19th Century
Each in the form of a small book with two leather labels to the spines, one with the name of the wood, the other with the origin: 'FICUS SCABRA G. FORSTER', 'VICTORIA'; 'VITEX LITORALIS CUNNINGHAM', 'N. ZEALAND'; 'PARINARIUM NONDA E.V. MUELLER', 'QUEENSLAND'; 'FAGUS CUNNINGHAMIL HOOKER', 'VICTORIA'; 'GREVILLIA GIBBOSA R. BROWN', 'QUEEN...'; 'MELIA AZEDARACH LINNÉ', 'N.S. WALES', one partially lacking the label of origin
7 in. x 4¼ in. (18 cm. x 11 cm.) (6)
19th Century
Each in the form of a small book with two leather labels to the spines, one with the name of the wood, the other with the origin: 'FICUS SCABRA G. FORSTER', 'VICTORIA'; 'VITEX LITORALIS CUNNINGHAM', 'N. ZEALAND'; 'PARINARIUM NONDA E.V. MUELLER', 'QUEENSLAND'; 'FAGUS CUNNINGHAMIL HOOKER', 'VICTORIA'; 'GREVILLIA GIBBOSA R. BROWN', 'QUEEN...'; 'MELIA AZEDARACH LINNÉ', 'N.S. WALES', one partially lacking the label of origin
7 in. x 4¼ in. (18 cm. x 11 cm.) (6)