A. Cogniaux & E. Goossens - Dictionnaire Iconographique Des Orchidées - 1897

Superb botanical masterpiece by A. Cogniaux, published between 1896 and 1907 -

An essential reference for orchid lovers. With detailed illustrations by A. Goossens, this dictionary offers an accurate and artistic representation of various orchid species -

Each plate, accompanied by explanatory text, allows you to understand the complexity and beauty of these captivating flowers. This monumental work, although never completed, remains a testimony to Cogniaux's passion and scientific commitment to botany and floral illustration -

Collectors and botanists will find it a source of inspiration and knowledge, making this work a valuable part of any library specializing in botany -

Lot of 3 mismatched booklets, including 4 title leaves and 40 chromolithograph plates of varieties of Orchids under explanatory notes -

Set containing 15 boards of Cypripedium, 4 of Epidendrum, 4 of Odontoglossum, 3 of Oncidium, 4 of Cattleya, 4 of Laelia, 1 Brassavola, 1 Cymbidium, 1 Dendrobium, 2 Selenipedium and 1 Masdevallia -

Rare set in first edition (although incomplete and mismatched) -

A. Cogniaur - Iconographic Dictionary of Orchids - 1897

Good condition of the bindings, cardboard with cloth flaps and lace closure, water marks and scratches on the pockets and flaps, good condition -

Good interior condition, works decorated with superb watercolors by A. Gossens, the plates and instructions (except one) are in very good condition. We attach two numbers of the Chroniques Orchidéennes (7 and 8 of July and August 1897) -

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