LEMAIRE, Charles (1801-1871), Louis VAN HOUTTE (1810-1876), and others, editors. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe . Ghent: Van Houtte, 1845-1880.
LEMAIRE, Charles (1801-1871), Louis VAN HOUTTE (1810-1876), and others, editors. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe . Ghent: Van Houtte, 1845-1880. 23 volumes (all published), 8 o (246 x 168 mm). Approximately 2,500 lithographed plates, the majority printed in color, many folding or double-page, and numerous illustrations in text. (Some light spotting.) Later quarter morocco, top edges gilt, others uncut (spines worn, light soiling). A complete run of this important journal, copiously illustrated with very fine plates showing the plants from Van Houtte's own nursery, at the time one of the largest on the continent. Van Houtte was a notable plant explorer, and he traveled extensively to find new species of orchids and palms, many of which he brought back to his nursery. By the 1870s, Van Houtte's nursery comprised 50 greenhouses covering 14 hectacres. On his death, his son carried on the business. Notable in this work is the craftsmanship of the lithographers Severeyns, Stroobant and de Pannemaeke. Great Flower Books p.84; Nissen BBI 2254. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (23)
LEMAIRE, Charles (1801-1871), Louis VAN HOUTTE (1810-1876), and others, editors. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe . Ghent: Van Houtte, 1845-1880.
LEMAIRE, Charles (1801-1871), Louis VAN HOUTTE (1810-1876), and others, editors. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe . Ghent: Van Houtte, 1845-1880. 23 volumes (all published), 8 o (246 x 168 mm). Approximately 2,500 lithographed plates, the majority printed in color, many folding or double-page, and numerous illustrations in text. (Some light spotting.) Later quarter morocco, top edges gilt, others uncut (spines worn, light soiling). A complete run of this important journal, copiously illustrated with very fine plates showing the plants from Van Houtte's own nursery, at the time one of the largest on the continent. Van Houtte was a notable plant explorer, and he traveled extensively to find new species of orchids and palms, many of which he brought back to his nursery. By the 1870s, Van Houtte's nursery comprised 50 greenhouses covering 14 hectacres. On his death, his son carried on the business. Notable in this work is the craftsmanship of the lithographers Severeyns, Stroobant and de Pannemaeke. Great Flower Books p.84; Nissen BBI 2254. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (23)
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