Color plates - Lot 654

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Color plates - Lot 654
Color plates GARIDEL (Pierre Joseph) History of the Plants which are born around Aix, and in several other places of Provence. Aix, Joseph David, 1715. In folio: preface (III-XXXIV) placed at the head of the work, XLVII (explanation of the authors' names), title, 524pp. (numbered 522), 13f. (table); illustrated with 47/100 free plates of plants in colour interspersed in the text. Allegorical frontispiece and engraved title (fol. I-II) absent. Copy with good margins, bright colours, no foxing. ½ modern tan morocco, red title-piece on smooth spine. Rare work. One of the most beautiful French regional floras. The explanation of the names of the botanist authors reveals interesting biographical details on Rondelet, Gesner, Fuchs, Tournefort, etc.
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