1694 1ed Elements of Botany by Tournefort 200+ Engravings PLANT Science Flowers
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1694 1ed Elements of Botany by Tournefort 200+ Engravings PLANT Science Flowers
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort was a 17th-century botanist who is best known for his work Elements of Botany. In this book, Tournefort made important contributions to botanical nomenclature, identifying the divisions in flowering plants and make distinctions between genus and species. These first two volumes from the 1694 first edition is exceedingly rare and contains 235 engraved plates illustrating thousands of figures of plants, seeds, leaves, roots, and much more!
Item number: #21974
Price: $950
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton
Elemens de botanique ou Methode pour connaître les plantes
A Paris: de lImprimerie royale, 1694. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes (of 3)
Vol. 1 – [16], 562, [20]
Wanting title page
Vol. 2 – 235 engraved plates (of 252), plus engraved title page
Wanting final 17 plates
Provenance: Handwritten – L. De Sanmaise
Language: French
Binding: Leather; secure
Size: ~8in X 5.25in (20cm x 13cm)
Very rare and desirable with singular volumes selling for more than $1,000 each.
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21974
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort was a 17th-century botanist who is best known for his work Elements of Botany. In this book, Tournefort made important contributions to botanical nomenclature, identifying the divisions in flowering plants and make distinctions between genus and species. These first two volumes from the 1694 first edition is exceedingly rare and contains 235 engraved plates illustrating thousands of figures of plants, seeds, leaves, roots, and much more!
Item number: #21974
Price: $950
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton
Elemens de botanique ou Methode pour connaître les plantes
A Paris: de lImprimerie royale, 1694. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes (of 3)
Vol. 1 – [16], 562, [20]
Wanting title page
Vol. 2 – 235 engraved plates (of 252), plus engraved title page
Wanting final 17 plates
Provenance: Handwritten – L. De Sanmaise
Language: French
Binding: Leather; secure
Size: ~8in X 5.25in (20cm x 13cm)
Very rare and desirable with singular volumes selling for more than $1,000 each.
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
21974
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1694 1ed Elements of Botany by Tournefort 200+ Engravings PLANT Science Flowers
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