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62 - ADANSON (Michel). Families of Plants… Paris, Vincent, 1763.
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Estimate €300 - €350
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Description
ADANSON (Michel). Families of Plants… Paris, Vincent, 1763. 2 volumes in-8, 12 x 19.5 cm, 2 ff., CCCXXVI + 190 pp. & 1 f., 24 pp., 2 ff., 640 pp., 1 folded plate, contemporary binding in marbled fawn calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. First edition of one of the earliest major treatises on natural classification, which was to exert a significant influence on French botany. The work is written in a surprisingly simplified spelling intended to facilitate the dissemination of scientific knowledge! Illustrated with an engraved plate showing the construction of greenhouses. A fine copy. Contemporary label from the Périsse bookshop in Lyon on the front endpaper. Pinholes, particularly on the plate. – Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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