‎VILLARS, D.‎
‎Histoire des plantes de Dauphine. 4 vols.‎

‎Grenoble, Lyon & Paris. Sous le privilege de la Societe de Medecine, 1786-89, 8vo & Folio. Four volumes (Three text volumes and one atlas) uniformly bound in a bit later half calf with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spines. Light wear to boards and stamp to all title-pages. 18 plates mounted in margin. Possibly washed, otherwise a good copy. (12), LXXX, 467, (1) (2), XXV, (1), 690 XXXII, 1090 pp. + 55 plates (54 and 56 printed on the same sheet).‎

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‎First edition of the first flora of Dauphiné with much new information on alpine plants. It is considered one of the most important regional floras published at the end of the 18th century. Pritzel 9773.‎