Sale 20JJ02 | Lot 214

WALCOTT, MARY VAUX North American Wild Flowers.

Catalogue: Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books
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WALCOTT, MARY VAUX North American Wild Flowers.

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Lot 214
WALCOTT, MARY VAUX North American Wild Flowers.
Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution, 1925. First trade edition. Five volumes. Text and plates laid-into original portfolios with gilt with ribbon ties, housed in original card boxes. 12 1/4 x 9 inches; 400 colored plates, title page printed in red and black. The portfolios and plates very fine; the card boxes with a few splits and small losses.
A very fine set of the beautiful wild flowers Mrs. Walcott sketched while traveling the California Rockies with her geologist husband. Blunt & Stearn, The Art of Botanical Illustration, pp. 301 & 328; Nissen BBI 2094; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 16.550.

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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $593 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $593 (includes buyer's premium)
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Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books

Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10am EDT