REDOUTÉ, P[ierre] J[oseph]; Gisèle DE LA ROCHE, Gordon D. ROWLEY, [eds.]

Les Roses [Facsimile; with] Commentaries to Les Roses by P. J. Redouté: A Contribution to the History of the Genus Rosa

Antwerp: De Schutter, 1978. Limited Edition. #287 of 510 copies. Elephant folio (56cm). In half red morocco, boards covered in red cloth, titled in gilt on spines and on red leather labels on front boards; plain endpapers; vol. I: [9], 6-156, [4]pp; vol. II: vol. II: [6] 5-122, [4]pp; vol. III: [6], 5-125, [3]pp; vol. IV: [1-13] 14-387, [3]pp; with 179 color plates (vol. I: 57; vol. II: 60; vol. III: 54; vol. IV: 8). Bilingual edition, vol. IV with French and English on facing pages. A beautiful, clean set, with slight fraying to edges of cloth on vols II and IV, one or two minor bumps to corners and head caps, and one or two small spots to cloth; contents clean and bright, near fine; overall: Very Good or better.

A lavish, full-size facsimile of the best-loved work of the great botanical illustrators, Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840). Les Roses, produced under the patronage of Empress Josephine, is simultaneously a scientific compendium and a work of art. This edition is a "complete facsimile reprint of the three folio volumes of the original" edition (printed by Didot from 1817-1824), with a fourth volume of biographies, bibliographies, commentaries, and an English translation of the original French text.

NOTE: this is a large, heavy volume, and may not be possible to ship to all destinations. If you wish to place an order from outside the United States, please inquire before purchasing.

Price: $3,000.00

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