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86 - [Botany] MALO (Charles). History of Tulips. Paris, Louis Janet, [1821]. A small in-12 volume, bound in full period calfskin, covers adorned with a frame of gilt fillets and blind-stamped scrolls, corner fleurons, and a large central blind-stamped fleurón; ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. Damage at the bottom of the spine; worn corners.
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[Botany] MALO (Charles). History of Tulips. Paris, Louis Janet, [1821]. A small in-12 volume, bound in full period calfskin, covers adorned with a frame of gilt fillets and blind-stamped scrolls, corner fleurons, and a large central blind-stamped fleurón; ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. Damage at the bottom of the spine; worn corners. First edition of this charming work devoted to the history of tulips, illustrated with an engraved title page and 12 engraved plates based on works by Pancrace Bessa and finely enhanced in color at the time. Pancrace Bessa (1772–1846), a French painter and engraver trained by Redouté, is known for the quality of his botanical illustrations.
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