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123 - GARIDEL (Pierre-Joseph). History of the Plants Growing in th…
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GARIDEL (Pierre-Joseph). History of the Plants Growing in the Vicinity of Aix and in Various Parts of Provence. Aix, Joseph David, 1715. Folio, 23 x 36 cm, XXXII pp. (of XXXIV) + XLVIII pp., 1 f., 524 pp. (incorrectly numbered as 522), 13 ff., frontispiece and 100 plates, modern brown calfskin binding, period ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. First edition. The illustrations, engraved by Honoré Blanc of Aix, comprise an allegorical frontispiece after A. Bouisson and 100 plates. Without the half-title page, but with the ‘Notice to the Bookbinder’ leaf. A good copy. Minor marginal water stains and spots on a few leaves and plates. Water damage causing the spine of the last few leaves to become brittle. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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