





PLATES FROM ANDREWS COLOURED ENGRAVINGS OF HEATHS 1802-30.
Sold for | 4 000 SEK |
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Klubbas | Closed |
Hus | Stockholms Auktionsverk Nybrogatan 32 |
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ANDREWS, H(ENRY) C. Coloured Engravings of Heaths. The Drawings taken from lliving Plants only. Extract from vol. I-IV.. London, printed by T. Bensley, 1802.-1830
Folio (about 405x260 mm.). (14, text from vol, I), 27 engraved handcoloured plates with 27 leaves of text, one for each plate.
Later (20th century) somewhat worn brown half leather, gilt spine. Text some foxing.
Compare Nissen: BBI 31
Not complete, published in 4 volumes with a total of 288 plates. This item seems to be some sort of sales demonstration material.
Provenance: 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.
See text, not complete.