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Photo MERCURIALE, Geronimo || SCHELIGA, Albert. 

MERCURIALE, Geronimo || SCHELIGA, Albert. 

De venenis et morbis venenosis tractatus. 

Francfort, Andreae Wecheli, 1584.
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500 €

Edition published same year as the first edition in Venice.
Pioneering work on knowledge on poisons.
Some period handwritten annotations in the margins.

Photo BACCI, Andrea. 

BACCI, Andrea. 

De thermis libri septem. In quo agitur de universa aquarum natura, deque earum differentiis omnibus, ac mistionibus cum terris, cum ignibus, cum metallis. 

Venise, Felicem Valgrisum, 1588.
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550 €

Second enlarged edition.

Photo LA BROSSE, Guy (de). 

LA BROSSE, Guy (de). 

De la nature, vertu, et utilité des plantes. 

Paris, Rollin Baragnes, 1628.
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700 €

First edition.
Guy de La Brosse was Louis XIII's regular physician and founder of the Jardin du Roi (ancestor of the Jardin des Plantes). The last part, entitled "Dessein d'un Jardin Royal pour la culture des plantes médicinales", presents the project for the future Jardin des Plantes.
While the author remains famous for having successfully completed this project, he is also known for having been one of the first French Paracelsians. This work, one of the first great French botanical treatises, detailing the medicinal virtues of plants, their classification and their therapeutic use, is very much inspired by Bacon and Paracelsus. The book illustrates in a very clear way one of the schools of thought of the nascent revolution, that of Paracelsianism.

Photo BAUHIN, Jean || CHERLER, Jean-Henri. 

BAUHIN, Jean || CHERLER, Jean-Henri. 

Historia plantarum universalis. 

Yverdon, s.n., 1650-1651.
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7000 €

First edition, first issue of Bauhin's magnum opus. Describing over 5,000 plants in a meticulous manner, the Historia plantarum first appeared in 1650 after 31 years in preparation. Bauhin, a Swiss botanist and physician, endeavored to describe not only the organs and properties of the plants herein, but their ecology as well.
This first issue is rare. Most of copies known are from later issues (Norman, The Cleveland Collections, ...).
First issue with the gathering Secund Oooo et Secund Aaaaa on the third volume as described in Hunt, and with the index of part 3 (not required in Hunt).

Photo SEVERINO, Marco Aurelio. 

SEVERINO, Marco Aurelio. 

Vipera Pythia id est, De Viperae Natura, Veneno, Medicina, Demonstrationes, et Experimenta nova. 

Padoue, Pauli Frambotti, 1651.
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800 €

Second edition.
Marco Auelio Severino (1580-1656) was a prominent Italian anatomist and surgeon. In 1610, he was appointed professor of anatomy and surgery in Naples. His work, "Vipera Pythia," deals with venomous snakes, their anatomy, venom, and medicinal properties and virtues. It provides extensive information on the mythology, superstitions, and occult traditions surrounding snakes.

Many of the engravings, mostly full-page, depict mythological images as well as pagan deities, symbols, and idols associated with snakes.

Photo DELCAMPE || FOUQUET, Samuel. 

DELCAMPE || FOUQUET, Samuel. 

L'Art de monter à cheval, qui monstre la belle & facille méthode de se rendre bon homme de cheval. 

Paris, Jacques le Gras, 1664.
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600 €

Second edition enlarged by a second part from Samuel Fouquet to treat horse diseases.
The best edition of this classic treatise on horse riding.
The author was a squire in the grand stable of Louis XIV.

Photo MORIN, Pierre. 

MORIN, Pierre. 

Remarques nécessaires pour la culture des fleurs [...] Catalogues de quelques Plantes à Fleurs. 

Lyon, Muguet, 1677.
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250 €

New augmented edition.
Pierre Morin is a 17th century French gardener, florist and collector of rare flowers, he also supplied all European collectors of rare plants.

Photo [PERRAULT, Pierre]. 

[PERRAULT, Pierre]. 

De L'Origine des Fontaines. 

Paris, Jean de la Caille, 1678.
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350 €

Second edition.
Milestone for hydrology.
Perrault succeeded in proving scientifically for the first time that rainfall was sufficient to fuel the flow of rivers, and that rain came from the evaporation of rivers and seas.

Photo DODART, Denis. 

DODART, Denis. 

Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des plantes. 

Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1679.
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950 €

Second edition.
Presentation copy to John Ray (Raïus latinized form).
A founding work of botanical science in France.
This second edition only includes the first part of the original edition, entitled Projet de l'Histoire des plantes. Denis Dodart sets out the framework for one of the great designs of the young Royal Academy of Sciences: the creation of a History of Plants, an exhaustive catalogue of plant species.
At the same time, in 1674, the British naturalist John Ray (1607-1725) complained to the scientific community about having to consult and combine a multitude of publications for a simple study, calling for a catalogue of all known plants. These Memoirs constitute the first step, the master plan in a way, and the work is today considered the founding work of botanical science in France.

Photo CLARMORGAN, Jean. 

CLARMORGAN, Jean. 

La Chasse du Loup nécessaire à la maison rustique. 

Rouen, Jean Baptiste Besongne, 1685.
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450 €

The Wolf Hunt by Jean Carlmorgan was appended to the editions of the Rustic House of Liebaut. Our edition has its own title page and includes the 14 mid-page woodcuts from the sixteenth century editions. A highly sought-after work in the 19th century, it represented the "dark ages" of the French countryside.

Following it we find "La Fabrique de la Gauge ou Diapason" in (10) sheets, (last sheet truncated). Another typical annex of the Rustic House.

Photo BARREIRA, Isidoro de. 

BARREIRA, Isidoro de. 

Tratado das significaçoens das plantas, flores e frutos. 

Lisbonne, Manoel Lopes Ferreyra, 1698.
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300 €

Second edition.
Rare Portuguese treatise on the symbolism of plants in sacred and secular writings.

Photo [GENTIL, François]. 

[GENTIL, François]. 

Le Jardinier Solitaire ou dialogues entre un Curieux & un Jardinier solitaire contenant la methode de faire & de cultiver un Jardin fruitier & potager ; & plusieurs experiences nouvelles. 

Paris, Rigaud, 1705.
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150 €

Second edition with additional reflections on the cultivation of trees.

Photo VALLEMONT, Abbé (de). 

VALLEMONT, Abbé (de). 

Curiositez de la nature et de l'art sur la végétation, ou l'agriculture, et le jardinage dans leur perfection. 

Bruxelles, Jean Leonard, 1715.
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400 €

New edition.
Abbot de Vallemont is well known for his curious works on occultism. These two volumes deal with all sorts of strange phenomena: the tree of Diana or metallic vegetation, the plant phoenix, palingenesis or the resurrection of plants from their ashes. Allegorical frontispieces and engraved figures.

Copy uncrop.

Photo [ROBERT, procureur au Châtelet]. 

[ROBERT, procureur au Châtelet]. 

Observations sur la culture des arbres fruitiers. 

Paris, Jacques Collombat, 1718.
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950 €

Scarce first edition of this works on fruit trees.

Good copy, binding with arms of la Rochefoucauld on covers.

Photo MARSILI, Luigi Ferdinando. 

MARSILI, Luigi Ferdinando. 

Histoire physique de la mer. Ouvrage enrichi de figures dessinées d'après le naturel. 

Amsterdam, aux depens de la Compagnie, 1725.
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First edition in french of this milestone work for the oceanography.

Count Marsili (1658-1730), an Italian military officer, geographer, and naturalist, is considered the founder of oceanography following the publication of this work. He conducted field observations, studied the seabed of the Gulf of Lion, classified species, currents, and the properties of seawater, emphasizing that his entire scientific approach was based "on the experiments and observations that I myself made on site."

His discoveries about coral and its "flowers" captured the full attention of scholars, as coral had been classified in the mineral kingdom since antiquity. However, Marsili noticed that branches of red coral he had collected became covered with white flowers within a few hours. He deduced that coral was a living organism, belonging to the animal kingdom, which marked a decisive turning point in the understanding of the marine environment.

A superb and extremely rare copy, as is the case here, with all the plates finely colored.

Photo LAUNAY, Charles Denys de. 

LAUNAY, Charles Denys de. 

Nouveau système sur la génération de l'homme et celle de l'oiseau, où l'on rapporte & où l'on réfute les différentes opinions qui ont paru sur ce sujet. 

Paris, Gabriel-François Quillau, 1726.
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250 €

First edition.

Anatomical and physiological study focusing on reproduction and fertilization.

Photo VAILLANT, Sébastien. 

VAILLANT, Sébastien. 

Botanicon parisiense, ou Dénombrement par ordre alphabétique des plantes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris. 

Leiden & Amsterdam, Verbeek & Lakeman, 1727.
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1500 €

First illustrated edition and first edition in french (firs ed. in latin in 1723).
33 plates by J. Wandelaar, each with explanation text.
It is to Sébastien Vaillant that we must attribute the decisive role of having identified the sexual organs of plants and having recognized their importance in taxonomy. It is thanks to Vaillant's work that Linnaeus proposed his classification of plants.

Photo LA QUINTINYE, Jean Baptiste. 

LA QUINTINYE, Jean Baptiste. 

Instruction pour les jardins fruitiers et potagers, avec un traité des orangers, et des réflexions sur l'agriculture. 

Paris, Cavelier, 1739.
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900 €

New revised and corrected edition.
A famous French gardener of the 17th century, Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie was known for having been the director of the fruit and vegetable gardens of King Louis XIV. His work is a complete treatise on the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, as well as on the layout of gardens.
He was very influential in his time and helped to popularize modern gardening techniques, particularly on methods of forcing vegetables and pruning fruit trees.
Very complete copy of the plan of the royal vegetable garden and the plates outside the text on tree pruning.

Photo [BOURGUET, Louis]. 

[BOURGUET, Louis]. 

Traité des pétrifications. 

Paris, Briasson, 1742.
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1800 €

First edition.
One of the first books in paleontology.
The work is divided into two parts, the first in the form of letters addressed to Réaumur, Jallabert, Garcin, Mairan ... Bourguet wonders about the origin of what is then commonly called petrification. The animal or plant origin of these particular stones is not yet clearly established.

The second part for encyclopedia offers a classification of the different kinds of stones (to distinguish them from fossils), a directory of all the places where fossils are found, a bibliography on the subject, and the explanation of the 60 plates outside text grouping together several hundred fossils classified on their similarities.

Photo LESSER, Friedrich Christian || LYONNET, Pierre. 

LESSER, Friedrich Christian || LYONNET, Pierre. 

Théologie des Insectes ou démonstration des perfections de Dieu dans tout ce qui concerne les Insectes. 

La Haye, Jean Swart, 1742.
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First edition in French given by Pierre Lyonnet who also added two engravings to Lesser's editions in German.

Photo LINNE, Charles. 

LINNE, Charles. 

Genera plantarum. Eorumque Characteres naturales, secundum Numerum, Figuram, Situm, & Proportionem omnium Fructificationis partium. 

Paris, David, 1743.
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Third edition.
A major work in the history of science in which Linnaeus explains the reproduction of flowering plants and proposes a classification of plants by the structure of their flowers. This classification will be the starting point for the entire taxonomy of living things as we use it today.

Taken from the second edition published in 1742, the Paris edition is the only one to offer the names of plants in French.

Photo BON, François Xavier. 

BON, François Xavier. 

Dissertation sur l'utilité de la soye des araignées. 

Avignon, Franc. Girard, 1748.
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250 €

Latin-French edition.
François Xavier Bon de Saint Hilaire (1678-1761), president of the Chamber of Accounts of Languedoc, entered history for his interest in the use of spider silk as a textile fiber. It is reported that he presented Louis XIV with a garment entirely woven with spider silk.

Photo ROUX, Augustin. 

ROUX, Augustin. 

Traité de la Culture et de la Plantation des Arbres à ouvrer, avec la manière d'Exploiter et Débiter & Echantillonner les Bois, suivant les différens usages ausquels ils sont propres pour les besoins de la vie. 

Paris, Ch. Ant. Jombert, 1750.
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150 €

First edition.
Species-by-species growing tips for planting and caring for timber.

Photo REAUMUR, René-Antoine (Ferchault de). 

REAUMUR, René-Antoine (Ferchault de). 

Art de faire éclorre et d'élever en toute saison des oiseaux domestiques de toutes espèces. 

Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1751.
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350 €

Second edition, greatly expanded.
This work brings together Réaumur's work on birds based on his observations. He sets out practical ways to produce a large quantity of chickens at low cost, a very expensive commodity at the time. He suggests building artificial incubators for incubating eggs and brooders to replace mother hens.

Photo DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. 

DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, Henri-Louis. 

Traité de la Conservation des Grains et en particulier du Froment. 

Paris, Guerin, 1753.
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200 €

First edition.
Book which follows the famine of 1752 in which Du Monceau tries to propose solutions for better conservation of wheat reserves during years of good harvests. They include better drying and cleaning of the grains, and aeration of large granaries by bellows.

Photo [MOET, Jean-Pierre]. 

[MOET, Jean-Pierre]. 

Traité de la culture des renoncules, des oeillets, des auricules, et des tulipes. 

Paris, Saugrain, 1754.
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150 €

First edition.

Photo JOBLOT, Louis. 

JOBLOT, Louis. 

Observations d'histoire naturelle, faites avec le microscope. 

Paris, Briasson, 1754-1755.
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2500 €

Second edition.
Posthumous edition increased by 53 spectacular plates resulting from the observations of Louis Joblot under the microscope. The second volume is devoted to the technical evolutions of microscopes on which Joblot worked, which allowed him to explore the unknown world of protozoa.

Photo [AUBERT DE LA CHESNAY DES BOIS, François-Alexandre]. 

[AUBERT DE LA CHESNAY DES BOIS, François-Alexandre]. 

Systême naturel du règne animal, par classes, familles ou ordres, genres et espèces, avec une notice de tous les animaux. 

Paris, Cl.-J.-B. Bauche, 1754.
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450 €

First edition.
The Illustrated with portraits of Klein and Linné in frontispiece and 6 folding plates of zoology engraved by Maisonneuve.
This taxonomic treatise describes each species of quadrupeds, birds and amphibians according to the classification of Jacob Theodor Klein and that of Carl von Linné, the fishes according to that of Peter Artedi and finally the insects and worms according to Linné.

Photo KLEIN, Théodore. 

KLEIN, Théodore. 

Ordre Naturel des Oursins de Mer et Fossiles, avec des Observations sur les Piquans des Oursins de Mer, et quelques Remarques sur les Bélemnites. 

Paris, Cl. J. B. Bauche, 1754.
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First french edition.
One of the first monographs devoted to sea urchins.
Here the French translation by La Chesnaye des Bois from the original edition given in Latin.

Photo GARSAULT, François-Alexandre-Pierre de. 

GARSAULT, François-Alexandre-Pierre de. 

Le Nouveau parfait maréchal, ou la connoissance générale et universelle du cheval, divisé en sept traités [...] avec un dictionnaire des termes de cavalerie. 

Paris, Nyon, 1755.
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500 €

One of the 18th century encyclopedic references on the horse, which was still more than an animal at the time.
Third edition complete with all its beautiful plates and in particular the impressive engravings on the anatomy of the horse.

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