Lot no. 289
GUILLEMEAU (Jean-Louis-Marie). Histoire naturelle de la rose. Paris, Vatar-Jouannet, 1800, In-12, half fawn basane, smooth spine decorated, untrimmed (period binding). The only edition of this monograph on the different species of roses, how to grow them, their virtues and properties, and the insects that live on them. It contains an engraved plate and a fold-out analytical table. Pritzel, n°3643 - Johnston, n°660 - Stock, n°1102.
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