64 leaves, 12mo (104 x 63mm). In French. (Some soiling and thumbing.) Bound in contemporary French olive morocco, covers elaborately gilt to a rococco style (text block becoming loose, minor wear to spine and extremities). Provenance: unidentified engraved bookplate with monogram “LAC.”

 

A charming pocket notebook listing a wide variety of plants within the gardens and orchards of an 18th-century botanist. Includes hops, large and small orchards, vegetable gardens, melons, etc.