NOISETTE, LOUIS CLAUDE. Le Jardin fruitier, contenant l'histoire, la description, la culture et les usages des arbres fruitiers, des fraisiers, et des meilleures espèces de vignes qui se trouvent en Europe; les usage des fruits sous le rapport de l'économie domestique et de la médicine ... I-III. Paris (Audot) 1821. Folio (277x210 mm). (4), 95, (1); (4), 176, (2); (4) pp. 90 hand-coloured engraved plates, of which 1 folded (all, a few with some spots or soiling, some occasional minor spotting; text with some occasional foxing, especially title leaves). Contemporary red half calf, slightly worn, split inner upper joint, upper cover with the gilt letter "R", richly gilt spine in compartments and with green label, small damage after library label, speckled edges. With bookplate of Swedish Horticulturist Association Library (Svenska Trädgårdsodlareförbundets Bibliotek) dated 1909, bookplate partly with erased margins. Nissen, BBI 1450. First edition. The publication was published in 15 parts from 1813-1821 and consists of 90 hand-coloured engravings documenting the history, description, cultivation and uses of fruit trees. Louis Claude Noisette (1772-1849), French botanist and head of the botanical garden at Val-de-Grace until 1798, he later also established his own botanical garden, becoming the one of the leading gardening authorities in Europe. Photo.
NOISETTE, LOUIS CLAUDE. Le Jardin fruitier, contenant l'histoire, la description, la culture et les usages des arbres fruitiers, des fraisiers, et des meilleures espèces de vignes qui se trouvent en Europe; les usage des fruits sous le rapport de l'économie domestique et de la médicine ... I-III. Paris (Audot) 1821. Folio (277x210 mm). (4), 95, (1); (4), 176, (2); (4) pp. 90 hand-coloured engraved plates, of which 1 folded (all, a few with some spots or soiling, some occasional minor spotting; text with some occasional foxing, especially title leaves). Contemporary red half calf, slightly worn, split inner upper joint, upper cover with the gilt letter "R", richly gilt spine in compartments and with green label, small damage after library label, speckled edges. With bookplate of Swedish Horticulturist Association Library (Svenska Trädgårdsodlareförbundets Bibliotek) dated 1909, bookplate partly with erased margins. Nissen, BBI 1450. First edition. The publication was published in 15 parts from 1813-1821 and consists of 90 hand-coloured engravings documenting the history, description, cultivation and uses of fruit trees. Louis Claude Noisette (1772-1849), French botanist and head of the botanical garden at Val-de-Grace until 1798, he later also established his own botanical garden, becoming the one of the leading gardening authorities in Europe. Photo.
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