




THE FIRST 2 PARTS (OF 5) OF LA BILLARDIÈRE'S WORK ON THE PLANTS OF SYRIA 1791.
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ILLUSTRATED BY REDOUTÉ. LA BILLARDIERE, JAC. JUL. (HOUTON DE). Icones plantarum Syriae rariorum, descriptionibus et observationibus illustratae. I-II (of 5). Lutetiae Parisiorum, impensis Autoris et prostat venalis apud Prevost, 1791.
4:o (about 270x215 mm.). (2), 3-22; ((2), 3-18 pp. 20 engraved plates after P. J. Redouté - H. Redouté engraved by Maleuwre - Aubry - Voisar and others (all in part I-II, one plate in p. II with mended small tear in lower margin, plates in p. I with some smudging or staining in lower margin, 3 textleaves with mended small tears in lower margin, also some smudging or staining in lower margin).
Old blank somewhat worn wrappers. New grey linen cloth (signed Marlis Egli). Bookplate of Luyken Landfort on verso of front wrapper. Uncut. First and only edition of this rare work (not complete, only part I-II of 5).
Ref. Nissen: BBI 1115; Pritzel 4964*; Sitwell: Great Flower Books 1990) p. 110; Stafleu: TL-2 4069.
Jacques Julien Houttou de la Billardière (1775-1834), French explorer and botanist, travelled in Syria and Lebanon as well as the large insels of the Mediterranean in 1787.
Provenance. Luyken Landfort; Olle Wallin (1934-2021), economist who began his professional career working for the Swedish commercial bank Svenska Handelsbanken, after which he was employed by the construction company Beijers, working under Anders Wall.
His interest in books and nature was inspired by his parents, both avid book collectors and interested in natural history. Wallin began collecting seriously after moving to Stockholm in the 1970's, and frequently visited the many antiquarian book shops as well as attended the auctions. His line of work also required extensive travel, foremost to the European continent and the US, and he usually took the opportunity to combine the business trips with visits to leading antiquarian book sellers and auction houses. Many of the more important and valuable works in his collection were acquired on those occasions.
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See text, only part I-II (of 5).