First and only edition of this rare study of wool-bearing animals, especially the charmoise sheep, a breed developed by the author. 79 pp plus four full-page lithographed plates, three of which are CHARMING DEPICTIONS OF SHEEP, ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS BY SOULANGE-TESSIER AFTER ROSA BONHEUR, the most celebrated female painter of the 19th century. 4to. Attractively bound in 19th-century quarter morocco and decorated boards. Some spotting of text pages caused by impurities in paper. The lithographs, on far superior paper, are fine and bright. Rare.

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Title

Consid�rations sur les b�tes � laine au milieu de XIXe si�cle, et notice sur la race de la charmoise

Publisher

printed by Firmin Didot for Dusacq, Paris

Publication Date

1851

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

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antiquarian books

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Cole & Contreras Books / Sylvan Cole Gallery is a by-appointment-only shop located in sunny Sitges, a beautiful seaside town about half an hour from Barcelona. For many years we have been firmly established as one of Europe's leading dealers in rare books, especially modern illustrated books, art reference books, bibliography, antiquarian books, Medieval French literature, and original prints.

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William Cole
Pilar Franquet, 12, 2
08870 Sitges (BCN)
SPAIN

coleprints@gmail.com
(+34) 600 77 97 93

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