Plantae Davidianae ex Sinarum imperio. Premiere partie: Plantes de Mongolie du nord et du centre de la chine. [With:] Deuxieme partie: Plantes du Thibet orientale (Province de Moupine)

Franchet, Adrien René

Published by G. Masson, Paris, 1888

About this Item

First edition, 4to, pp. [4], 390; [6], 334 (i.e., 234); 44 black & white botanical plates (1 double-page and hand colored); contemporary red cloth-backed red paper-covered boards, gilt-stamped spines; the text lightly foxed throughout but the plates remain relatively clean; a very good, sound, and complete set. Adrien René Franchet (1834-1900) was a French botanist, based at the Paris Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. He is noted for his extensive work describing the flora of China and Japan, based on the collections made by French Catholic missionaries in China. Nissen 646.

Seller Inventory # 68001

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plantae Davidianae ex Sinarum imperio. Premiere partie: Plantes de Mongolie du nord et du centre de la chine. [With:] Deuxieme partie: Plantes du Thibet orientale (Province de Moupine)
• Publisher: G. Masson, Paris
• Publication Date: 1888
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asia
  • China
  • Natural History
  • Tibet