BLANCO, Manuel. Flora Filipinas, Manila: De Plana, 1877-80, 4 text volumes including appendix and 2 atlas volumes, 2°, tinted lithographed half title, etched plate symbolising the death of Blanco, engraved portrait, 477 chromolithographed plates, 3 double-page (lacking facsmile manuscript plate, perforation stamp on titles and one plate, ink stamp on verso of plates, hand-written accession number on first plate, some plates brittle), text volumes bound in original red embossed cloth gilt (rebacked in modern cloth), atlas volumes in contemporary half morocco (very worn). [Great Flower Books p.77; Nissen BBI 170] Provenance: JCL (6)

细节

BLANCO, Manuel. Flora Filipinas, Manila: De Plana, 1877-80, 4 text volumes including appendix and 2 atlas volumes, 2°, tinted lithographed half title, etched plate symbolising the death of Blanco, engraved portrait, 477 chromolithographed plates, 3 double-page (lacking facsmile manuscript plate, perforation stamp on titles and one plate, ink stamp on verso of plates, hand-written accession number on first plate, some plates brittle), text volumes bound in original red embossed cloth gilt (rebacked in modern cloth), atlas volumes in contemporary half morocco (very worn). [Great Flower Books p.77; Nissen BBI 170] Provenance: JCL (6)

拍品专文

The De Belder copy and the copy described in Great Flower Books both have 477 chromolithographed plates although it is suggested that there should possibly be more plates. Nissen calls for 481.