8vo (156 x 95 mm). Errata leaf, half-title, engraved folding frontispiece, folding letterpress table. (Some occasional very light spotting, some creasing.) Contemporary half calf gilt, marbled boards, new red morocco lettering-piece gilt (some rubbing). 

 

FIRST EDITION of French physician and naturalist Guillemeau's work about roses. The 5 sections include: an introduction with discussion of types and varieties; an analytical table based on Lamarck’s classification; an examination of cultivation of numerous varieties; insects affecting roses; literary lore, poetry, and prose featuring roses; medicinal uses of roses; and recipes for rosewater, oils, vinegars, and syrups. Johnston 660; Pritzel 3643; Stock 1102; not in Nissen.