MALO (Charles).

Histoire des Tulipes.

With engraved title vignette and 12 engraved plates (although said to be ‘en couleur’, plates are black and white). First Edition. 12mo. Original boards with handsome pink label to spine. Mild foxing to title-page and endpapers, otherwise very good. [4], 177, [5] pp. Paris, Louis Janet, 1821.

£500.00

A charming little book on the history of tulips that contains a surprising bounty of information. The reader may move from an account of ‘Tulip Mania’ in the 17th century to verse inspired by the flower and then on again to catalogues of species both past and present. The engravings, made after drawings by P. Bessa, are softly beautiful.

Stock No.
176582