CAVANILLES, ANTONIO JOSÉ. Monadelphiae classis dissertationes decem... Paris (parts i-viii) or Madrid (ix-x); 1785-1790. 10 parts in 6 vols., 4to, first four parts in contemporary calf, parts 5-6 in contemporary half calf, parts 7-10 in original boards, the first two vols. worn, light browning and spotting to contents. FIRST EDITION. 2 folding tables, 297 engraved plates by Fossier and Cavanilles. An important record of plants which had been introduced into Spain, particularly from the colonies. The plates are exemplary in their depiction of botanical detail. Hunt 766; Nissen BBI 340; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 1059.