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REDOUTÉ, P.-J. Les roses. (Photomech. reprint of the ed. Paris, 1817-24). Antwerp, De Schutter, 1974-78. 4 vols. W. 169 cold. plates. Lge-fol. Or. red h. mor. w. gilt lettered spines and w. gilt lettered mor. title labels on all front sides.
A very well produced reprint of the three folio volumes of the original edition, to which the publishers added a fourth volume in English and French, containing: - Introduction by Sir George Taylor. - Biographies and bibliographies of Redouté and Thory by André Lawalrée. - Commentary on Redouté's roses with complete synonyms and critical analysis by Gisele de la Roche. - Concise translation of Thory's text and additions. No flower painter has linked his name and immortality to a single lineage as much as Redouté has to the rose. This three-volume set is Redouté's most famous work and the roses are the most reproduced of all botanical illustrations. Limited to 510 numbered copies only. In impeccable condition. - NB Shipping will require extra postage.€ 1000
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