Flore médicale usuelle et industrielle du XIXe siècle.

3 text vol. and 3 atlas vol., 4to: [4]-xii-486, [4]-488, [4]-548 pp., [4] pp.-50 pl.-[2] pp., [4] pp.-50 pl.-[2] pp., [4] pp.-50 pl.-[2] pp. (some spotting in the 1st text vol. and on the sides; some pl. sl. browned or spotted).

Cardboard binding.

Ill. with 150 hand-coloured engr. pl. partially heightened with Arabic gum, mounted with stubs. The plants are classified in alphabetical order together with information on their habitat, culture, usable parts, harvest, chemical composition and their uses. For the first time published in the collection "Le règne végétal [...]" between 1864 and 1871 in 17 vol.
Ref. Worldcat (mentions a copy with imprint "A. Pilon et Cie" as our copy, and dates it 1864-1867). - Cp. BnF, Nissen (BBI) 568, Pritzel 2545.