Traité des tulipes [...].

8vo: viii-9/252-[4] pp.; 2 pl.

Mod. quarter leather, marbled paper on covers, gilt orn. spine with 4 raised bands, mod. endpapers. Uncut copy.

Rare first edition of this very detailled work and one of the first in French dealing exclusively with tulips by the French botanist J.-P. d'Ardène (1689-1769). Ill. with 2 fold. engr. pl. by Duflos showing various tulips, bulbs, etc. Containing also a bibliography, vocabulary, some history and practical tips. D'Ardène also wrote about the buttercup and hyacinth.
Ref. Conlon 60:489 (= BnF). - COPAC. - Not in Nissen, Pritsel.