BUTTERFLY (Hyppolite). Ornithology of the... - Lot 28 - Lynda Trouvé

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BUTTERFLY (Hyppolite). Ornithology of the... - Lot 28 - Lynda Trouvé
BUTTERFLY (Hyppolite). Ornithology of the Dauphiné or description of birds observed in the departments of Isère, Drôme, Hautes-Alpes and neighbouring regions by H. Bouteille, pharmacist with the collaboration of M. de Labatie, book containing 300 subjects drawn from nature by V. CASSIEN. Grenoble, H. Bouteille, 1843. 2 vol. grand in-8, 416 pp., 37 p.; 358 pp., 1 tabl., 35 p. Half green maroon, smooth spines decorated with romantic gilt bird irons (contemporary binding). Very complete with Victor Cassien's fine and elegant plates: the 300 subjects represent, in 72 plates, one specimen of each of the described species. 1 large folding board. Qqs small rubbed; 2 disjointed plates. A fine, freckles-free copy of this rare and sought-after work. The pharmacist Hippolyte Bouteille (1804-1881) became curator of the Natural History Museum of Grenoble. He created the Alpine Acclimatization Society and the Acclimatization Garden of Grenoble. (Ronsil, 67).
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