POIRET (P. J. F.). LESSONS IN FLORA. A Comprehensive Course - Lot 109

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POIRET (P. J. F.). LESSONS IN FLORA. A Comprehensive Course - Lot 109
POIRET (P. J. F.). LESSONS IN FLORA. A Comprehensive Course in Botany. Paris: Panckoucke, 1819–20. Four parts bound in 2 in-8 volumes in marbled fawn sheepskin, covers adorned with a gilt-rule border, coat of arms stamped in gold in the center, smooth spine divided into compartments and decorated, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, marbled edges (contemporary binding). FIRST EDITION illustrated with 63 separately printed plates delicately colored in watercolor, numbered 1 through 56, including seven duplicate plates, depicting flowers, plants, and their botanical details. [Bound together with a separate title page:] ESSAY ON AN ELEMENTARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL ICONOGRAPHY OF PLANTS, with an explanatory text by P. J. F. TURPIN. P., Panckoucke, 1820. 2 fold-out PLATES.
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