46 - LEMAIRE - SCHEIDWEILER - VAN HOUTTE. Flora of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe, or a Description and Illustrations of the Rarest and Most Notable Plants, Recently Introduced to the Continent or England,... enriched with historical, scientific, and etymological notes,... Ghent, Van Houtte, Gyselynck, 1845–1852. 7 volumes, in-4. Contemporary red half-shagreen binding, with decorated raised bands on the spine. Ex libris.

LEMAIRE - SCHEIDWEILER - VAN HOUTTE. Flora of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe, or a Description and Illustrations of the Rarest and Most Notable Plants, Recently Introduced to the Continent or England,... enriched with historical, scientific, and etymological notes,... Ghent, Van Houtte, Gyselynck, 1845–1852. 7 volumes, in-4. Contemporary red half-shagreen binding, with decorated raised bands on the spine. Ex libris. Volumes 1 through 7 illustrated with 751 color lithographic plates as separate inserts bound in a serpentine format, the vast majority in color and as fold-outs. A collector’s highlight from this famous horticultural journal published in Ghent, Belgium, which was considered one of the most refined in Europe for the beauty of its lithographic plates. Published between 1845 and 1888, the complete set comprises 23 volumes and over 2,000 plates. EXPERT: Mr. GIARD