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[POITEAU, PIERRE ANTOINE and JEAN FRANÇOIS TURPIN. Flora parisiensis secundum systema sexuale disposita, et plantarum circa Lutetiam sponte nascentium descriptiones...exhibens. Paris: F. Schoell, 1808-1813].
Folio, 490 x 340 mm., French mid-nineteenth century green half morocco and cloth sides gilt, labelled "Album botanique" in gilt on upper cover, binding extremities worn, endpaper creased, marginal stain affecting plates 61 and 68, text leaves at front lightly foxed, lacks title.
FIRST EDITION. Half-title, text pages [1]-40. 48 stipple-engraved plates, printed in colors and finished by hand by Allais, Choubard, Dien, Duvivier and Melini after Poiteau and Turpin (a few partly colored), printed by Langlois; the plates numbered 1-5, 7-10, 12-15, 17-20, 22-26, 28-32, 34-35, 37-41, 45-53, 59, 61, 68, 74-75.
Nissen BBI 1553; Pritzel 7236; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 8122.
Folio, 490 x 340 mm., French mid-nineteenth century green half morocco and cloth sides gilt, labelled "Album botanique" in gilt on upper cover, binding extremities worn, endpaper creased, marginal stain affecting plates 61 and 68, text leaves at front lightly foxed, lacks title.
FIRST EDITION. Half-title, text pages [1]-40. 48 stipple-engraved plates, printed in colors and finished by hand by Allais, Choubard, Dien, Duvivier and Melini after Poiteau and Turpin (a few partly colored), printed by Langlois; the plates numbered 1-5, 7-10, 12-15, 17-20, 22-26, 28-32, 34-35, 37-41, 45-53, 59, 61, 68, 74-75.
Nissen BBI 1553; Pritzel 7236; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 8122.