O. Penzig - Flore colorée de poche du littoral méditerranéen de Gênes à Barcelone y compris la Corse - 1902

O. Penzig - Pocket Colored Flora of the Mediterranean Littoral (1906) - 144 chromolithography plates Description of the lotDescription in French: Very beautiful copy of this absolute classic of coastal botany: the Pocket Colored Flora of the Mediterranean littoral from Genoa to Barcelona, including Corsica, by the famous botanist Otto Penzig. This historical work from the "Naturalist's Pocket Library" is complete with its 144 superb color-illustrated plates (chromotypographies from the Draeger workshop). At the end of the work is firmly bound the rare General Catalogue of the Librairie des Sciences Naturelles Paul Klincksieck dated July 1906. Author: Otto Penzig (1856-1929) Publisher: Paul Klincksieck, Paris (Print run with 1906 catalog) Exterior condition: Very good condition. The original blue percaline binding is fresh, the red and white edition stamps on the first cover are vivid and clearly legible. Corners and headcaps well preserved. Interior condition: Interior fresh and clean. The general table and the publisher's catalogue are impeccable (see photos). Robust binding, the block of pages perfectly solidary. A century-old field guide in a remarkably fresh condition.