DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis). TRAITE DES ARBRES FRUITIER - Lot 91

DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU (Henri-Louis). TRAITE DES ARBRES FRUITIERS contenant leur figure, leur description, leur culture... Paris, Saillant, Desaint, 1768. 2 volumes in-folio, blond calf, triple gilt fillet on covers, ornate ribbed spines, gilt edges (period binding). Luxurious botanical work, here in ORIGINAL EDITION, one of the most accomplished of the 18th century. It is illustrated with a charming frontispiece by de Sève and 180 MAGNIFICENT, finely engraved PLANCHES describing over 300 species of fruit from drawings by Claude Aubriet, Madeleine Basseporte and Le Berryais. Light but not severe marks on bindings, corners slightly dulled, some quires a little browned (Pritzel, n°2466) (Plesch, 210-211). A LARGE-MARGIN COPY PRINTED ON STRONG PAPER. Provenances: Samuel Girod, lawyer in Rumilly, Savoie (manuscript bookplate from the period) - Old red stamp of the town of Rumilly.