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von Humboldt (Alexander) & Aimé Bonpland - Plantae

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von Humboldt (Alexander) & Aimé Bonpland - Plantae

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part 1 only (of 17) , half-title, 11 engraved plates, creasing to 1 plate margin, some offsetting, spotting (affecting 3 plates), blue half morocco, gilt, marked, a little rubbed at corners and extremities, [Nissen BBI 954], folio, Paris, 1805.

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von Humboldt (Alexander) & Aimé Bonpland - Plantae

Name: von Humboldt (Alexander) & Aimé Bonpland - Plantae
SKU: 37633557
Price: 160 GBP
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