Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described

by Henry Frederick Conrad Sander

$55,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

Contemporary full morocco gilt Provenance: John Pierpont Morgan morocco booklabel Very rare deluxe Imperial Edition on card of this truly imposing and authoritative work on orchids illustrated with life-size plates: Sander's great monument and one of the greatest of all flower books, this copy from the library of J. P. Morgan. It was named in honour of Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach 1824-1889 , botanist and celebrated orchidologist. After a lifetime

• Binding: Leather

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