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[L'HERITIER DE BRUTELLE (Charles Louis): STIRPES NOVAE, Paris, ca. 1785-1791?]
Folio (510 x 340mm.), collection of 67 uncoloured engraved plates by Juillet, Hubert and others after James Sowerby (10), P.J. Redouté (47) and others, including 7 double-page (one plate waterstained), nineteenth century red half morocco gilt by J. & W. Quinton (spine and corners a little rubbed)
A loosely inserted note states "L'Heritier was murdered on 16 August 1800 and left a number of plates intended for publication in later parts of the Stirpes Novae; these were sold and dispersed in 1805 when his library was broken up".
Folio (510 x 340mm.), collection of 67 uncoloured engraved plates by Juillet, Hubert and others after James Sowerby (10), P.J. Redouté (47) and others, including 7 double-page (one plate waterstained), nineteenth century red half morocco gilt by J. & W. Quinton (spine and corners a little rubbed)
A loosely inserted note states "L'Heritier was murdered on 16 August 1800 and left a number of plates intended for publication in later parts of the Stirpes Novae; these were sold and dispersed in 1805 when his library was broken up".