Lot 247
Botany.- Philibert (J.C.) Exercices de Botanique à l'usage des commençans, 2 vol., first edition, Paris, 1801; and Dictionnaire abrégé de Botanique..., by the same (3)
Hammer Price: £380
Description
Botany.- Philibert (J.C.) Exercises de Botanique à l'usage des commençans, 2 vol., 157 hand-coloured engraved plates, [Nissen BBI 1527; Stafleu & Cowan, 7842], Paris, 1801; Dictionnaire Abrégé de Botanique, 24 hand-coloured engraved plates, [Stafleu & Cowan 7844], 1803, first editions, contemporary pink boards, paper labels and shelf mark labels to spines, spines a little faded, rubbed, Paris, 8vo (3)
⁂ First editions of a very attractively illustrated work in which some of the plates are by R.Turpin. According to Quérard the name Philibert is a pseudonym for M. Legendre, 'ancien Conseiller au Parlement'.
Description
Botany.- Philibert (J.C.) Exercises de Botanique à l'usage des commençans, 2 vol., 157 hand-coloured engraved plates, [Nissen BBI 1527; Stafleu & Cowan, 7842], Paris, 1801; Dictionnaire Abrégé de Botanique, 24 hand-coloured engraved plates, [Stafleu & Cowan 7844], 1803, first editions, contemporary pink boards, paper labels and shelf mark labels to spines, spines a little faded, rubbed, Paris, 8vo (3)
⁂ First editions of a very attractively illustrated work in which some of the plates are by R.Turpin. According to Quérard the name Philibert is a pseudonym for M. Legendre, 'ancien Conseiller au Parlement'.
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