[ARDENE, Jean Paul de Rome, Marquis d']. - Traité des Renonc - Lot 3

[ARDENE, Jean Paul de Rome, Marquis d']. - Traité des Renoncules, which contains, in addition to what concerns these flowers, many physical observations & useful remarks, either for Agriculture or Gardening. Troisième édition dans laquelle on a corrigé les défectuosités... & où l'on trouve plusieurs additions faites par l'auteur.- A Avignon, chez Louis Chambeau, 1763.- In-12 de (3) ff., 342 pp. 6 pl. h.t. grav. dépl. basane marbrée, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge (Contemporary binding). Third and last edition dedicated to Monsieur de Bruni, baron de La Tour d'Aigues (Provence), with 6 beautiful folding engraved plates. "The Ranunculus has been the ornament of gardens ever since it first appeared. As it became better known, its popularity increased. No florist today would believe his parterre to be assorted, if he did not count Ranunculus among his riches; & all with envy take pleasure in placing them in the best situated compartments, or carefully raising them in pots, according to their rarity or delicacy." A good copy. (Pritzel, Thesaurus literaturae botanicae, ed. I, 263 for the 1746 edition).