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perhaps the most renowned and sought-after of all orchid books
BATEMAN, J. The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala. London, J. Richway & Sons. (1837)- 1843. Elephant folio (740 x 525 mm). One-page subscriber's list,addenda and corrigenda slip bound at back, litho... EUR 75,000
The first coloured illustrations of birds in a book which attempted to list and portray all the British species, many of them life-size
PENNANT, T. The British Zoology, Class I. Quadrupeds. II. Birds. Published under the inspection of the Cymmrodion Society, instituted for the Promoting Useful Charities, and the Knowledge of Nature, am... EUR 48,000
scarce work portraying the flora of Greenland
LANGE, J. Icones florae Groenlandicae, Tabulae ex opere 'Icones florae Danicae' inscripto selectae. Copenhagen, Bianco Luno, 1883. 3 atlas volumes and 1 index volume. Folio (392 x 255mm). pp. 11, with 336 beautifully hand-coloured engraved plates.... EUR 12,000
