HERBARY of ALGUES. One volume in-8 (24 x... - Lot 166 - Vermot et Associés

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HERBARY of ALGUES. One volume in-8 (24 x... - Lot 166 - Vermot et Associés
HERBARY of ALGUES. One volume in-8 (24 x 16 cm) green half-chagrin of the period, spine nicely decorated (binding signed Abblard). Rare and superb herbarium of seaweed, very carefully made by an anonymous herbalist in the years 1860-70. 61 samples of seaweed, each delicately glued on a page of the album, protected by a serpente and, for the most part, captioned in pencil (the serpentes have sometimes left small traces). A printed sheet slipped into the book could give an idea of the provenance: it is a letter of 1881 addressed to Mr. de Castelnau d'Essenault, member of the Academy of Sciences of Bordeaux. Rare marine herbarium from the 19th century, in a very good state of conservation.
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