L'HERITIER. GERANIOLOGIA. 1787

FIRST EDITION, folio (495 x 330mm.), 44 engraved plates, contemporary half calf over speckled boards, some spotting, especially on last two plates, binding slightly worn and repaired

John Crerar Library, bookplate, withdrawal stamp, perforated stamp and other marks

An Oak Spring Flora 57; Cleveland Herbal 578; Nissen BBI 1188; Stafleu TL2 4494

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THIRTY-ONE OF THE PLATES ARE AFTER P.J. REDOUTE, constituting some of his earliest work. The text never appeared, as publication was broken off and never resumed. The work is comparatively rare: the Hunt Botanical Library does not possess a complete copy.