Old Masters, British & European Paintings Part I - 03 Sep 2025
Kaspar Maria, graf von Sternberg (1761-1838)
Kaspar Maria, graf von Sternberg (1761-1838)
Reviso Saxifragarum iconibus illustrata, Regensberg: Henrici Friderici Augusti Augustin, 1810; Supplementum, Ratisbonae: Christ E. Brenck, 1822; Supplementum Secundum, Prague: J. G. Calve, 1831.
First edition, 3 parts in one volume, 57 engraved plates, including 50 partly or wholly coloured by hand, the first part with the plates on blue paper, occasional light browning and spotting, later green half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, top edge gilt, untrimmed, boards slightly discoloured, folio.
Provenance:
John Innes Horticultural Institution, with library stamp;
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven
Literature:
Nissen BBI 1896