Botany.- Pomology.- Jaume Saint-Hilaire (Jean Henri) La Flore et La

Botany.- Pomology.- France.- Jaume Saint-Hilaire (Jean Henri) La Flore et La Pomone Françaises, 4 vol., 540 engraved plates only (of 544), printed in colour, some finished by hand, Latin captions supplied in ink and pencil, 4 titles with ink inscriptions, vol.1 and 2 with vol. titles only, occasional foxing, contemporary morocco-backed boards, gilt spines, some joints starting, a little rubbed, edges uncut, [Nissen BBI 988; Stafleu & Cowan 3311], Paris, 8vo, 1828-[1835]. *** The work was issued in 136 (?138) parts; it was planned to publish 800 plates, but as far as we know the regular publication was terminated with plate 544.

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