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[Du Pinet (Antoine]) L'Histoire des plates...

[Du Pinet (Antoine)] L'Histoire des plates....avec leurs pourtraicts, noms, qualitez & lieux ou elles croissent,

translated from the original latin into French by Geofroy Linocier, 7 parts in 2 vol., first French edition, wood-engravings throughout, title reinforced, a few pages trimmed close slightly affecting notes and illustrations, some water stains, full 18th century green French morocco, red leather lettering labels, full gilt decorated spines, g.e., [Adams L-734; Pritzel 2539], 16mo, Paris, 1584.

***The L'Histoire des plantes is a translation of Du Pinet's Historia plantarum (Lyon, 1561), which in its turn is a compilation from Mattioli. Also, the four animal treatises are derived fron Gesner and other authors, as stated on their separate title pages. .