BOITARD, Pierre. Traite de la composition et de l'ornement des Jardins.
Paris, Audot, 1839
Only atlas of the work, representing the different types of gardens and plant arrangements, greenhouses, and pavilions.
Pierre Boitard (1789 - 1859) was a French botanist and geologist known for his scientific description of the Tasmanian devil and for anticipating the theory of evolution, which would be formulated only several years later.
4to, 195 x 215 mm. Quarter leather and cloth binding. 8 pages, 159 plates (of 161). Van de Borre bookplate pasted to the first page and stamp on the title page. Slight foxing.
Bound with: RE, Filippo. Il giardiniere avviato nell'esercizio della sua professione.
Milan, for Giovanni Silvestri, 1812
An interesting work dedicated to plant cultivation and site selection, sowing and seed conservation, propagation, grafting, transplanting, fertilizers, tools, pots, greenhouses, pest control, etc.
A. Saltini; 2; 651: "Opera scritta con fini pratici che contiene la sintesi delle conoscenze più aggiornate per l'epoca di questa materia".
1 volume (of 2) in 8vo; 215 x 135 mm. Cardboard binding. Handwritten title on the spine. Pp. XXXII, 325, [3] p., III folded colored plates. Van de Borre bookplate glued to the inside cover. “Angiolo Pucci Firenze” stamp on the title page. Damaged binding and small losses. Foxing. Uncut copy.
Bound with: RIVIERE, Auguste - ANDRE, Edouard - ROZE, Ernest. Les fougeres. Choix des especes les plus remarquables pour la decoration des serres, parcs, jardins et salons, precede de leur histoire botanique & horticole.
Paris, Rothschild, 1867
An exquisite, finely illustrated monograph focusing on ferns. The plates are preceded by an in-depth study of the botanical and horticultural history of ferns, followed by illustrations of the most notable species for decorating greenhouses, parks, gardens, and salons.
1 volume (of 2) in 4to; 267 x 175 mm. Shagreen cloth binding with blind tooling on covers. Gilt title at the center of the cover and on the spine. Pp. X, 286. Frontispiece and 75 color lithographic plates protected by tissue paper. Numerous illustrations in the text. Van de Borre bookplate pasted to the inside cover. Slight foxing and browning.