Lot 218
Botany.- Loureiro (João de) Flora Cochinchinensis, 2 vol., first edition, Lisbon, Expensis Academicis, 1790.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
Botany.- Loureiro (João de) Flora Cochinchinensis, 2 vol., first edition, contemporary calf, gilt spines with red and green morocco labels, spine ends chipped, slightly rubbed, [Stafleu & Cowan 5038], 4to, Lisbon, Expensis Academicis, 1790.
⁂ Loureiro (1717-1791) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and in the present work 'which established many new genera and plants' (Johnston 598), the flora of southern Indochina and Vietnam is described.
Description
Botany.- Loureiro (João de) Flora Cochinchinensis, 2 vol., first edition, contemporary calf, gilt spines with red and green morocco labels, spine ends chipped, slightly rubbed, [Stafleu & Cowan 5038], 4to, Lisbon, Expensis Academicis, 1790.
⁂ Loureiro (1717-1791) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and in the present work 'which established many new genera and plants' (Johnston 598), the flora of southern Indochina and Vietnam is described.
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