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1950WRCLIT48767Paris: nrf / le point du jour 1950. Printed blue wrappers over plain wrappers. First edition. One of 2500 numbered copies on vélin from a total edition of 3210. Separate flyer printing an essay by René Bertelé laid in folded. Wrapper sunned and a bit marked else very good. nrf / le point du jour unknown books
13939No Place: Privately Printed No Date. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Slender eight page pamphlet in stapled illustrated wrappers. Priscilla Johnston's version of this Michaux poem. About very good condition. No publication info provided 1970. In anny event a scarce booklet. <br/><br/> Privately Printed paperback books
1894007095Culler NC : C. Phillips Printer 1894. SCARCE. Very Good in original purple cloth spine sunned to white lightening to front board wear to cloth at spine ends hinges starting yet binding sound. 247 pp. with floral end pages. "With an Appendix in which The Papacy is shown from the Scriptures to be the great Anti-Christ; and the false and corrupt system is exposed." Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Protestant authors. North Carolina -- Social life and customs. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. C. Phillips, Printer Hardcover books
19591384Paris: Flinker 1959. One of 1140 numbered copies on papier Robertsau wove from a total edition of 1190. Page size: 10-3/8 x 7-3/8 inches Handsomely bound in3/4 green morocco and pastepaper boards; spine paneled title gilt; top edge gilt original Covers bound in fine. 12 pages of abstract designs after delicate pen drawings by Karl Flinker who serves here as both artist and publisher. The colophon reads: "Realise par Karl Flinker cet ouvrage a ete acheve d'imprimer en mail mil neuf cent cinquante neuf sur les presses de l'imprimerie Baguenier Desormeaux a Paris sous la direction technique de G. Chassery". Henri Michaux French poet of Belgian origin supplied the pretext for Flinker's designs with this poetry called "Paix dans les brisements" the recitation of his dreams and hallucinations. Flinker unknown books
1956317771Monaco: Editions du Rocher 1956. First edition one of 155 copies hors commerce. With 48 plates by the author. 1 vols. 4to. Original printed wrappers upper cover with colored border. Spine scuffed at head else very good plus. First edition one of 155 copies hors commerce. With 48 plates by the author. 1 vols. 4to. The landmark chronicle of the mescaline experiments of Henri Michaux. Provenance: from the Library of Robert Silvers Editions du Rocher unknown books
180562546London: Printed by D.N. Shury and Co. for B. Crosby and Co. and J. F. Hughes 1805. Second edition in English. 8vo. xii 294 pp. This edition published without a map. With the engraved bookplate of Sir Joseph Radcliffe 1744-1819 1st Baronet of Milnsbridge House Yorkshire. Howes M-579. Sabin 48705. Clark Old South II 106. This edition not in Thornton De Renne catalogue or Allen. Turnbull I p. 414. Coleman 3414. Thomson 823. Endpapers browned from binder's glue scattered foxing but very good. A lovely copy. Contemporary tree calf gilt rules and leather label on spine. 9295. <br/><br/> Printed by D.N. Shury and Co. for B. Crosby and Co. and J. F. Hughes hardcover books
180464630Paris: Levrault Schoell et Compagnie An X -- 1804. First edition. 8vo. 4 xi 312 pp. Lacks the folding map. Inscribed on the verso of the half-title "Pour Monsieur J. J. / Himely de la part de / l'auteur"; Himely was a Charleston watchmaker in ca. 179-1810 who purchased a garden in that city on Michaux's behalf in 1792. Virginia novelist Amelie Rives's copy with her small book label on the front pastedown and inscribed to her by one Thomas S. White at Beaufort S.C. in 1894 addressing her as "Amelie Rives Chanler". Rives 1863-1945 goddaughter of Robert E. Lee and granddaughter of Virginia Senator William Cabell Rives was born in Richmond but lived most of her life early and late at Castle Hill near Charlottesville; she published her first novel at 23 and produced a string of popular titles over the next 40 years. Rives was married to John Armstrong Chanler a descendant of John Jacob Astor 1888-1895 and married Russian Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy the year after her divorce. Sabin 48703. Howes M-579. Clark Old South II 106. Streeter sale 830. Thomson 821: "Correct and impressive idea of the products and promise of the Great West but more especially of Ohio and Kentucky." Thoroughly foxed lacking the map and worn but inscribed by the author and with a nice Virginia association. Contemporary French calf very worn lacks lower two inches of spine front board eroded joints and corners worn etc. gilt ornaments and leather label on worn spine marbled endpapers. 10966. <br/><br/> Levrault, Schoell et Compagnie, An X -- hardcover books
1805775London: B. Crosby and Co. and J.P. Hughes 1805. Second English Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Travels To The West Of The Mountains In The States Of Ohio Kentucky and Tennessea by F.A. Michaux. Octavo xii 294pp. Contemporary marbled boards rebacked with brown calf spine title in gilt over red morocco. Light wear to edges of boards. Internally clean and bright with occasional foxing not affecting text. Previous owners bookplate affixed to front endpaper. Sabin 48705 Howes M-579 No map called for in Howes or Sabin. The first edition of this work as published in Paris in 1804 titled Voyage à l'ouest des monts Alléghanys dans les états de l'Ohio du Kentucky et du Tennessée et retour à Charleston par les Hautes-Carolines. The first English edition was published in London in 1805 with a second edition and an abridged edition following the same year. An excellent account of Francois A. Michaux's voyage down the Ohio River through the Kentucky territory and his return to Charleston. B. Crosby and Co. and J.P. Hughes hardcover books
18052416London: Printed for Richard Phillips by Barnard & Sultzer 1805. English Edition. Cloth. Very good. Travels To The Westward Of The Allegany Mountains by Francois Michaux one of three editions published in London in 1805. Octavo iv 5-96. Bound in contemporary green cloth title in gilt on spine new endpapers. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Large foldout map depicting the eastern half of the United States and Canada professional repair to tear along bottom panel reinforced hinge. Sabin 48706 Howes M-579 Clean text throughout. An attractive example of this early book on American exploration. The first edition of this work as published in Paris in 1804 titled Voyage à l'ouest des monts Alléghanys dans les états de l'Ohio du Kentucky et du Tennessée et retour à Charleston par les Hautes-Carolines. The first English edition was published in London in 1805 with a second edition and an abridged edition following the same year. An excellent account of Francois A. Michaux's voyage down the Ohio River through the Kentucky territory and his return to Charleston. Printed for Richard Phillips by Barnard & Sultzer unknown books
1805WRCAM55949London: Printed for Richard Phillips 1805. 96pp. plus folding frontispiece map 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches. Modern half morocco and cloth spine gilt. Very good. An abridgement of the second English edition translated from the original French of this classic travel narrative by one of the great early naturalists to work in America later famous for his work on trees. Michaux left France for America in 1801 and travelled through South Carolina New York Ohio Kentucky Pennsylvania and Tennessee returning to France in 1803. The map is noteworthy for locating the proposed states of "Franklinia" and "Morgania" to the east and west of Tennessee respectively and for showing the routes of a number of western roads. HOWES M579. CLARK II:106. Printed for Richard Phillips hardcover books
193941408Paris: G. L. M. 1939. 1st edition. LIMITED to 580 copies of which this is number 458. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to Joyce scholar Richard Ellmann. Stiff buff printed paper wrappers. Modest wear & soiling to wrappers. A VG example. Unpaginated. B/w illustrations throughout. 6-1/2" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/> G. L. M. unknown books
6424Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co. 1865-1871. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 of 5 volumes of a classic set of American Color Plate Books in a unique 1/4 snakeskin binding green cloth with python skin spines and green leather labels stamped in gilt. The combined edition of the two works totaled five volumes three volumes published in 1865 and two more Nuttall in 1871. Lacking is volume three of the 1865 Michaux and volume 2 of the 1871 Nuttall. Together a complete set has 277 very fine hand-colored engraved plates. These 3 volumes are being sold as is. 145 plates of 162 are present in these three volumes. The color plates are quite beautiful and are protected by tissue. "It is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty." -Sabin 48695. <br/><br/> Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co., 1865-1871 hardcover books
1804264643Paris: Levrault Schoell et cie 1804. First edition. Large folding map of the United States west to the Mississippi. 4 vi 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf gilt ornamanental border on covers spine with gilt decoration and title label in red leather marbled endpapers a.e.g. Boards lightly rubbed joints cracked at the foot half inch loss at foot. First edition. Large folding map of the United States west to the Mississippi. 4 vi 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Best known as a botanist and the author "North American Sylva" Michaux chronicles here an 1800-mile journey through the regions west of the Allegheny Mountains. Sabin 48703; Howes M579; Clark II 106; Graff 2781 Levrault, Schoell et cie unknown books
1804WRCAM25885Paris 1804. vi312pp. plus folding map. Half title. Contemporary half speckled calf and salmon boards spine gilt green leather labels. Some minor flecking to spine but still bright and nice. A very good fresh copy. ".The zest with which Michaux describes some of the wonders of the West in this brief and discursive journal is as pleasant as his intelligent discussion of economical facts and puritan domesticity in the East.he gave his countrymen a correct and impressive idea of the products and promise of the great West but more especially of Ohio and Kentucky" - Thomson. A classic travel narrative by one of the great early naturalists in America later famous for his work on trees. With a handsome folding engraved map of the United States. <br> <br> The Streeter copy was bought by Scribner's for $160 in 1967. HOWES M579. HUBACH p.38. MEISEL III:365. SABIN 48703. THOMSON 822. MONAGHAN 1063. CLARK II:106. STREETER SALE 830. hardcover books
180551613London 1805. First edition in English translated by B. Lambert two other editions were also issued in London the same year. 8vo. xvi 350 2 pp. Folding map closed tear some foxing. Howes M-579. Sabin 48704. Clark Old South II 106. Thomson 822: "Best edition of Michaux's work." Early calf boards rebacked new leather spine label. Very good. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1857013413Philadelphia: D. Rice & A. N. Hart. Very Good. 1857. Hardcover. Set of three volumes all books are recased. Modern boards with half leather binding and green marbled paper. All edges are gilt and title is gilt on spine. Vol III is written by Michaux and has 180 numbered pages with 55 color plates table of contents calls for 58 plates. Vol IV is written by Nuttall and has 207 numbered pages with 60 color plates. Vol V is written by Nuttall and has 215 numbered pages and 61 color plates. Both volumes IV and V have all plates called for. Boards of all volumes are in fine condition with no wear or soiling. All volumes have light edge wear light foxing and light to moderate toning throughout text block and original endpapers. Some plates have dampstaining and foxing that affect content. This set contains a wealth of knowledge on trees of North America. Michaux's volume covers trees "with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerce" while Nuttall's volumes cover "forest trees discovered in the Rocky Mountains the territory of Oregon down to the shores of the Pacific and into the confines of California as well as various parts of the United States." "Of the two works united it is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty giving descriptions and illustrations of all the forest trees of North America from the arctic limits of arborescent vegetation to the confines of the tropical circle" Sabin 48695. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . D. Rice & A. N. Hart hardcover books
1859289432Philadelphia: D. Rice & A. N. Hart 1859. Early American Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Complete with portrait frontispiece and 156 botanical color plates. Nameplate on the front pastedown of each volume for George Warren Hammond 1833-1908 the manager of various paper mills chemistry student specializing in paper manufacture and member of the Maine Legislature and Maine Board of Agriculture. A student of botany Mr. Hammond no doubt enjoyed the stunning portrayals of North American trees found in these volumes. Faint dampstaining and spotting to the preliminaries of Vol. I and front board of this volume reattached by a conservator. Japanese tissue repair to the top of the spine of Vol. III. Embossed morocco with gilt lettering on the spine. All edges gilt. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Transactions Volume 30 pp. 1214-1215 accessed 11/1/2019. Very Good binding. D. Rice & A. N. Hart unknown books
18011642361801. MICHAUX André. Histoire des Chênes de l'Amerique ou Descriptions et Figures de toutes les espèces et variétés de Chênes de l'Amérique Septentrionale Considérées sous les rapports de la Botanique de leur culture et de leur usage. 4 7 49 pp. 36 leaves of engraved plates 32 after Pierre Joseph Redouté and 4 by Henri-Joseph Redouté. Folio 460 x 300 mm bound in original boards with purple linen spine in a new cloth folding box. Paris: l'Imprimerie de Crapelet 1801. First Edition. A splendid work on American oak trees illustrated with engravings by Joseph Redouté and his brother Henri-Joseph. André Michaux is not to be confused with his son Francois André Michaux the author of The North American Sylva which is considered the most important early work on American trees. André originally came to America in 1785 as Royal botanist under Louis XVI where he undertook extensive travels doing research on behalf of the king. After the Revolution he was asked to undertake a Western expedition by Jefferson and it is presumably from this and his previous travels that the information in this book was collected. The Redouté brothers provide and elegance to Michaux's work with engravings displaying both depth and texture to the botanical subject matter. The linen spine is fraying and there is occasional foxing and staining which is pretty much confined to the margins however this is a nevertheless a very good copy of a rare book of which there has been no copy at auction since 2004. Nissen BBI 1358. hardcover books
18650000677Philadelphia: Rice Rutter & Co. 1865. Half calf. Very good. 8vo. 5 volumes in half leather on marble boards. Spines with raised bands and tooled panels; title author and volume in separate panels all gilt. Collation: vol. 1 184 p.; vol.2 180 p.; vol. 3 180 p. 156 engraved and hand colored plates; vol. 4 1 of Nuttall 207 1 p.; vol. 5 vol. 2 0f Nuttall 215 1 p. 121 lithographic plates with hand coloring. The original Nuttall stones were lost in a fire at the publishers in 1856 and new stones were made for all later editions of the Sylva. Leather at corners of volumes and ends of spines are rubbed. Very clean and bright copy of this edition of the Michaud & Nuttall Silva. <br/><br/>This is the third issue of the third American edition of the Michaux and the second edition of the Nuttall. According to MacPhail this ìissue is distinguished by having a frontispiece portrait of Francois-Andre Michaux engraved by H. B. Hall from the original painting by Rembrandt spelled ëRembrantà on the plate Peale together with a facsimile of MichauxÃs signature. Nissen 1361 & 1458; Reese 21. Rice, Rutter & Co. unknown books
187118933Philadelphia: W.M. Rutter 1871. leather_bound. 184 180 180 207 215. 27 x 19 cm. 277 colored plates -- 156 hand-colored plates MIchaux and 121 lithographic plates with hand-coloring Nuttall plus engraved frontispiece of Michaux. The Michaux plates were drawn by the Redoute brothers and Pancrace Bessa. Originally published 1810-1813 translated into English by Hillhouse 1817. Reissued in Philadelphia 1850-1851 with Notes by J.J. Smith. Nuttall's Supplement was issued in 1853. SABIN 48695. "Of the two works united it is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivaled beauty giving descriptions and illustrations of all the forest trees of North America from the arctic limits of arborescent vegetation to the confines of the tropical circle." NISSEN 1361 & 1458. Index. Raised bands spine labels lettered in gilt armorial bookplates of Grenville-Lindall-Winthrop plates and text clean hint of toning limited to free endpapers first two vols one volume nicked at spine head; overall a lovely fresh set. Contemporary full brown embossed morocco. Aeg. Near fine. 5 vols. W.M. Rutter unknown books
185744114Philadelphia: D. Rice and A.N. Hart 1857. 3 volumes; together and uniformly bound with: Nuttall Thomas. The North American Sylva . not described in the work of F. Andrew Michaux Philadelphia 1859 3 volumes in 2; together 6 volumes in 5 large 8vo portrait frontispiece and 277 hand-colored plates many after Redouté and printed from the original French copperplates; some toning of the pages occasional minor spots and stains but generally a nice copy with attractive coloring; publisher's full brown blindstamped morocco gilt lettering on spine a.e.g.; minor rubbing and scuffing but on the whole a very good and pleasing set. "Few American color plate books had such lasting popularity as this classic work on American trees or as tangled a publication history . Thomas Nuttall travelled extensively in the South Midwest and West between 1815 and 1835. One of his goals was to gather materials to supplement Michaux's work. His work on American trees not covered in Michaux was first issued in 1842-1849 . In 1856 a fire destroyed the premises of the publishers of the joint edition. The Michaux copper plates were saved but the Nuttal stones were evidently lost and the later joint editions as here used new stones" Reese. Sitwell Great Flower Books p. 120 & 124; Bennett American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books p. 76; Reese SWANC 21; Sabin 48695: "Of the two works united it is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty giving descriptions and illustrations of all the forest trees of North America." <br/><br/> D. Rice and A.N. Hart unknown books
18651068156 vols. Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co. 1865. 6 vols. in 5 roy. 8vo 184; 180; 180; 206; 215 pp. With 277 hand-colored plates as noted below. Original de luxe binding of publisher's full brown morocco covers richly blind-stamped blind-stamped and gilt-lettered backstrips gilt edges collector’s modern bookplate in each volume. Joints lightly scuffed. Very occasional foxing to tissue guards or plates but generally a very clean fresh set. § Combined edition of this classic work of American natural history in the finest de luxe format. "It is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty." Sabin 48695. The plates drawn for the original edition by the famous Redouté brothers and Pancrace Bessa feature the leaves berries flowers and nuts of trees from coast to coast. The Michaux volumes contain 156 hand-colored stipple engravings and the Nuttall volumes contain 121 hand-colored lithographs each showing the branch form leaf flower and fruit of the species. Michaux's work was actually carried out in the late 18th century Nuttall's in the early to mid-19th century. Michaux was first published in France in 1817 to 1819; the first American edition combining the work of both authors was published in 1841-1852. This edition uses new stones for the Nuttall lithography since the originals were destroyed in 1856. Reese Stamped with a National Character 21. Wm. Rutter & Co unknown books
185268128A Very Early Collected Edition Complete with 277 Hand-Colored Plates In Publisher's Deluxe Extra-Gilt Binding MICHAUX F. Andrew. The North American Sylva. Or a description of the forest trees of the United States Canada and Nova Scotia considered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerce; to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees. Illustrated by 156 coloured copperplate engravings by Redoute Bessa Etc. Translated from the French of F. Andrew Michaux. with notes by J. Jay Smith. Philadelphia: Robert Smith 1852. with: NUTTALL Thomas illustrator. The North American Sylva; or a description of the Forest Trees of the United States Canada and Nova Scotia not described in the work of F. Andrew Michaux and Containing all the Forest Trees Discovered in the Rocky Mountains.Illustrated by 121 Fine Plates. Philadelphia: Robert Smith 1852. An early collected edition of Michaux and Nutall's classic work. " Originally published as separate works these titles merged into a regularly produced combined work of six volumes beginning in 1851." Reese. All together six large octavo volumes with a total 277 hand-colored engraved Michaux and lithographed Nuttall plates 9 7/8 x 6 inches; 250 x 153 mm. viii 123 1 blank; 2 blank 128 2 blank; 2 blank2 143 1 blank; 2 blank xii 1-12 13-15 13-18 19-24 2 blank 19-136; 2 blank 2 123 1 blank; 2 blank 2 148 4 index pp. Each plate with tissue guard. With half-title to Volume I. Regarding the Michaux "The plates were executed by the great French flower painter RedoutÈ and his associate Bessa." Reese. Complete with 156 plates total in Michaux. 50 plates in Michaux Vol. I 50 plates in Michaux Vol. II and 56 plates in Michaux Vol. III. Plate 117 with some light foxing. In Vol.III plate 107 bound before 106 plate 119 bound before 120 and plate 144 bound before 143 but with the text correctly matching up so most likely the plate numbers were printed in reverse. Complete with 121 plates in Nuttall. 40 plates in Nuttall volume I. No plates 30 or 31 which were never printed and there is no corresponding text for those numbers but with two extra plates plate IV bis and plate X bis. These two extra plates are different subject matter than plates IV and X. Plate XX lightly foxed. 40 plates in Nuttall Vol. II. There is no plate 65 but two plates numbered 66. They have different subject matter and the the first plate 66 corresponds to the text for plate 65. Plate 68 is bound before plate 67 but with the text correctly matching up so most likely the plate numbers were printed in reverse. 41 plates in Nuttall Vol. III. Some smudging to plate LXXXII. All six volumes uniformly bound in publisher's deluxe extra-gilt binding of full green morocco. Front and back boards with floral central devices and double ruled in gilt. Spines stamped and lettered in gilt. Board edges tooled in gilt gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Yellow coated endpapers. Previous bookplates on front free endpapers in all volumes. One being for J. Alfred Hazard and the other one in Hieroglyphics spelling out LINC or LINK. Some minor rubbing to outer hinges and board edges. Some hairline cracking to hinges at the top of the spines of Michaux Vol. III and Nuttall Vol. I. Some foxing to tissue guards but other then the few minor instances mentioned above the text and plates are extremely clean. Overall a very nice set. From 1785 to 1796 AndrÈ Michaux explored the eastern United States on behalf of the French government. His work was carried on by his son FranÃois-AndrÈ in 1801 and 1807 and it was these travels that formed the basis for The North American Sylva. It was first published at Paris between 1810 and 1813 with 145 plates. The first English edition with 156 plates was published by Thomas Dobson at 1817 to 1819 under a false Philadelphia imprint. The plates were purchased by the American naturalist William Maclure who took them to New Harmony Indiana and produced the first American edition in 1841. He in turn left them to Dr. Samuel G. Morton of Philadelphia where they were first printed in 1850. The later Nuttall prints were done by hand-colored lithography. "Of the two works united it is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty giving descriptions and illustrations of all the forest trees of North America from the arctic limits of arborescent vegetation to the confines of the tropical circle." Sabin 48695. "Few American color plate books had such lasting popularity as this classic work on American trees" Reese. MacPhail 36; Nissen BBI 1361; Sabin 48695. Reese Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books 21 Raphael Oak Spring Sylva 20. HBS 68128. $8000 Robert Smith hardcover books
1865166455Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co 1865. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes with 156 engraved plates. TOGETHER WITH: Nuttall's North American Sylva Not Described in Michaux 2 volumes with 121 lithographed plates. Combined edition of the two works complete in five volumes with 277 very fine hand-colored engraved plates protected by tissue. The plates drawn for the original edition by the famous Redoute brothers and Pancrace Bessa feature the leaves berries flowers and nuts of trees from coast to coast. Imperial 8vo publisher's 3/4 brown morocco with blind-stamped and gilt-lettered spines some light edgewear; bookplates removed with minimal damage to pastedown endpapers; pages and plates are very clean. Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co. 1865/1871. A very good copy.<br/><br/> A classic work of American natural history. "It is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty." -Sabin 48695.<br/><br/> Wm. Rutter & Co unknown books
180134008Paris: de l'Imprimerie Crapelet 1801. Folio. 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Half-title. 36 copper-engraved plates after Pierre-Joseph Redouté 32 or Henri-Joseph Redouté 4 by Plée 33 or Sellier 3. Minor foxing. Twentieth century half green morocco and green cloth boards spine with raised bands in six compartments panelled and lettered in gilt marbled endpapers and edges<br/> <br/>The first edition Michaux's magisterial monograph on all the known species of North American Oaks illustrated by the best known botanical painter of all time.<br/> <br/>In this excellent and very beautiful monograph Michaux begins by giving an historical overview of the Oak before giving detailed descriptions of all the American species he had encountered. Starting with the Latin binomial he gives a brief description in botanical Latin Latin synonyms and the name in French and English. This is followed by notes on the trees height when full-grown and descriptions of the timber leaves flowers and its geographical distribution. The remainder of each entry is made up of Michaux's observations which concentrate on whether the tree is worth cultivating and if so for what reason. Thirty-two of the plates in this work are particularly striking early examples of the work of Pierre-Joseph Redouté the remaining four are after his brother Henri-Joseph. The classically understated line engraved plates allow the unerring sense of design of the master botanical painter to be fully appreciated. All of the main species are illustrated by one plate and a number by two. These second plates include acutely observed studies of young plants or details of leaves. "André Michaux was sent to America in 1785 by the French government which asked him to collect timber trees and plants useful as either food or medicine. Michaux. was accompanied by his young son François André and a gardener Paul Saulnier. A nursery garden was established in New Jersey not far from New York where Saulnier was to be in charge of a base for collections waiting to be sent back to Europe. During the next ten years thousands of trees were collected by Michaux on his travels to the southern Appalachians Spanish Florida the Bahamas and the Carolina mountains. These were taken to the royal nurseries at Rambouillet. but relatively few of the plants survived. A second Michaux nursery was established at Charleston South Carolina under the care of François André until 1790 when he went back to France to study medicine. Meanwhile his father traveled from Hudson's Bay to Florida and west to the Mississippi in his search for new plants. The elder Michaux returned to France in 1796" Oak Spring Sylva. Here he tried unsuccessfully to raise money from the government for further exploration of North America and eventually accepted a post on Baudin's expedition to Australia leaving France in October 1800. This was the last time that François André was to see his father he died in Madagascar in 1802 and the younger Michaux was left to see the present work through the presses. However he was more successful in getting official backing and visited America twice more: firstly from 1801 to 1803 and finally from 1806 to 1809. This copy MacPhail's "b" issue with the preferred complete form of the text the prior issue including only four pages of text with brief descriptions compared to the present 49-pages of full descriptions.<br/> <br/>Great Flower Books 1990 p.119; MacPhail Redouteana 8; MacPhail Sterling Morton Library Bibliographies. André & François-André Michaux 1b; Madol 20; Meisel III 362; Nissen BBI 1358; Oak Spring Silva 18; Pritzel 6194; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 5957. de l'Imprimerie Crapelet unknown books
