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BOISSINOT & TAILLIEZ BERGERAC

183 - "LINNE (Charles). *System of Plants*.
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"LINNE (Charles). *System of Plants*. Extracted and translated from the works of Linnaeus by J.P. Mouton-Fontenille. Lyon, Bruyset aîné and Buynand, Year XII–1804–1805. 5 volumes, In-8, in contemporary half-basane with small vellum corners. (bindings worn). First edition of the initial translation of Linnaeus’s key works by Marie-Jacques-Philippe Mouton-Fontenille de la Clotte (1769–1837). Frontispiece portrait of Linnaeus. This copy is enhanced at the beginning of the first volume by a handwritten, autograph letter on both sides, signed by M.J.P. Mouton Fontenille de La Clotte, dated Lyon, 1 Ventôse, Year 13, accompanying the dispatch of a crate of his latest works, one of which was intended for his correspondent, and the other four for ministers, the Secretary of State … . Ex-libris stamp from the library of Louis-Etienne Héricart de Thury.
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About the sale ANTIQUARIAN AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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