ALMANACH. -
Almanach de Flore, ou Description de 12 plantes des jardins de la Malmaison.
Paris, Rosa, 1818. In-24, ornate long-grained red morocco, case in the same style.
Rare almanac, illustrated with 12 plates of colored flowers engraved after P. Bessa; these flowers were "chosen among the most sought-after from China and the Cape of Good Hope for the Empress's gardens at Malmaison." (Foreword). A small fold-out Royal calendar added. Some foxing.
Joint: MALO (Charles). Corbeille de fruits. Paris Janet, s.d. (1819). In-24, ornate red long-grained morocco.
Title and 11 colored fruit plates. Some foxing.
Bibliography:
Grand-Carteret n° 1785.
Grand-Carteret no. 1861.
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