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ISNARD, Antoine-Tristan Danty d' (1663-1743) -- Catalogue des livres de feu M. Danty D'Isnard, Médécin, Ancien Professeur Royal des Plantes au Jardin du Roy. Paris: Gabriel Martin, 20 July 1744.
8o (162 x 98 mm). Contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt (hinges cracked, but firm). Provenance: A.L. McLaughlin (bookplate).
Danty was the successor of the celebrated botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort at the Jardin des Plantes from 1709 until his retirement; he was also a physician. His catalogue of 3,842 lots includes maps, prints, music, and fine bindings. It also had "significant holdings in medicine and natural history" (North). This is one of 22 catalogues by Gabriel Martin with an index. Blogie II, col. 5; NLM/Durling, p.231; North 76.
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Danty was the successor of the celebrated botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort at the Jardin des Plantes from 1709 until his retirement; he was also a physician. His catalogue of 3,842 lots includes maps, prints, music, and fine bindings. It also had "significant holdings in medicine and natural history" (North). This is one of 22 catalogues by Gabriel Martin with an index. Blogie II, col. 5; NLM/Durling, p.231; North 76.