Lot 24
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CHARLES GAUDICHAUD

CHARLES GAUDICHAUD

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CHARLES GAUDICHAUD
VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE... BOTANIQUE. PARIS: 1826. ATLAS OF PLATES, 2°). ENGRAVED TITLE AND 120 ENGRAVED PLATES, UNSIGNED BUT BY A. POIRET FILS. (SOME SPOTTING TO TEXT LEAVES AT END.) BINDING OF ATLAS: UNBOUND AS ISSUED, WITHIN A SINGLE ORIGINAL BROWN PAPER PARTS WRAPPER, ALL WITHIN A CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO-BACKED RED PAPER-COVERED BOARD PORTFOLIO, DECORATED IN GILT, UPPER COVER WITH PANEL OUTLINED WITH DECORATIVE GILT TOOLING CONTAINING THE TITLE 'BOTANIQUE', RED CLOTH TIES (TIES DEFECTIVE, SOME SCUFFING TO EXTREMITIES OF PORTFOLIO).
Provenance
HENRI DE FREYCINET (1877-1840, MANUSCRIPT NOTE ON WRAPPER 'BOTANIQUE. EXEMPLAIRE PR. MR. HENRI DE FREYCINET').
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

A FINE PRESENTATION COPY FOR HENRI DE FREYCINET, UNBOUND AS ISSUED IN PUBLISHER'S BOARDS. THE INTERESTING AND ATTRACTIVE PLATES INCLUDE 32 OF HAWAIIAN PLANTS AND 20 PLATES OF NEWLY DESCRIBED PLANTS FROM NEW HOLLAND.

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