The Roses Pocket Edition, Redoute 19th Century French giltwood mirror stamped Mary Straw on the

stamped Mary Straw on the first three pages

many in color

An exquisite pair of late 19th to early 20th-century French opera glasses by the renowned Parisian maker

offering a unique artistic perspective on Italy

and blue running the center of an ecru ground

The Roses Pocket Edition, Redoute 19th Century French giltwood mirror stamped Mary Straw on theRoses: The Complete Plates 18171824 (originally published in three editions) by Pierre Joseph Redout, published by Taschen. The definitive botanical record of the rose, rendered by the man history remembers as its greatest painter official court artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josphine, whose gardens at Malmaison inspired much of this very work. A pocket edition of one of the most beautiful books ever made. 5. 8"L 0. 5"W 8"H