Joseph Roques
Plantes usuelles, indigènes et exotiques, Dessinées et coloriées d'après nature, avec la description de leurs caractères distinctifs et de leurs propriétés médicales... seconde édition. Paris: for the author and for Madame veuve Hocquart, 1809
Second edition, 2 volumes, small 4to (242 x 179mm.), 133 hand-coloured engraved plates (including half-title with wreath surrounded by serpents), contemporary green half morocco, spines with raised bands in five compartments, gilt edges, yellow endpapers, extremities slightly rubbed, spines slightly sunned
The second edition of this collection of descriptions, histories, and medicinal uses for a variety of plants, both indigenous to France and native to other regions.
Joseph R. Roques (1772–1850) was a French botanist and physician, serving in military hospitals before becoming one of the most important botanists of his period. He is most well-known for his Phytographie médicale, histoire des substances héroiques et des poisons tirés du règne végétal, and this finely preserved edition of his Plantes usuelles, indigènes et exotiques adds to his corpus of publications on materia medica, for which he combined his knowledge of medicine and botany.
LITERATURE:Nissen BBI 1674; Stafleu TL2 9496
PROVENANCE:Charles Lawrence armorial bookplatesCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Joseph Roques
Plantes usuelles, indigènes et exotiques, Dessinées et coloriées d'après nature, avec la description de leurs caractères distinctifs et de leurs propriétés médicales... seconde édition. Paris: for the author and for Madame veuve Hocquart, 1809
Second edition, 2 volumes, small 4to (242 x 179mm.), 133 hand-coloured engraved plates (including half-title with wreath surrounded by serpents), contemporary green half morocco, spines with raised bands in five compartments, gilt edges, yellow endpapers, extremities slightly rubbed, spines slightly sunned
The second edition of this collection of descriptions, histories, and medicinal uses for a variety of plants, both indigenous to France and native to other regions.
Joseph R. Roques (1772–1850) was a French botanist and physician, serving in military hospitals before becoming one of the most important botanists of his period. He is most well-known for his Phytographie médicale, histoire des substances héroiques et des poisons tirés du règne végétal, and this finely preserved edition of his Plantes usuelles, indigènes et exotiques adds to his corpus of publications on materia medica, for which he combined his knowledge of medicine and botany.
LITERATURE:Nissen BBI 1674; Stafleu TL2 9496
PROVENANCE:Charles Lawrence armorial bookplatesCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
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