Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar. Volume Vol. XXVIII. Tome II, Atlas, Part I, Histoire Naturelle des Plantes. Atlas (plates).
Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale, 1886. Wraps. 130 magnificent aquatint plates of the plants of Madagascar. All the plates are bright and clean. Sold as a collection of plates. Plate 1 slightly dusty, otherwise bright and clean. These are detailed plates of Madagascar plant species currently facing a wave of extinction due to habitat degradation and deforestation throughout the island. Madagascar has over 11,000 endemic plant species, including seven species of baobab tree.
The botanical section of this 39 volume work on Madagascar is by Henri Baillon. Henri Ernest Baillon (1827 - 1895) was a French botanist and physician. Baillon was one of only 8 botanists to publish research on the Croton (Euphorbiaceae) species, of which one third of the known species grow in Madagascar.
Large 4to, 130 engraved plates. The rear original printed paper wrapper is present; detached and chipped at bottom edge. Paper spine and front wrapper lacking. Plates bright and clean. OCLC: 494064655. Very good overall. Item #25628
Price: $950.00