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268 - Plant Growth.-ÂIngenhouszÂ(John)ÂExpériences sur les Végétaux,Âfolding engraved plate, light spotting to first few ff., ink stamp to title, neat repairs to spine, Paris,Â1780 §ÂBonnet (C.) Considerations sur les Corps organisés, 2 vol.,Âengraved title vignettes, marginal water-staining to few ff., H.F. Bienfait bookplate, vol.2 lower joint cracking, Amsterdam,Â1762 § Spallanzani (L) Expériences pour servir à l'Histoire de la Générations des Animaux et des Plantes,Â3 engraved folding plates, occasional light spotting, paper label to spine, head of spine chipped, Geneva,Â1785 § Huber (Pierre) & Jean Senebier. Mémoires sur l'Influence de l'Air et de Diverses Substances Gazeuses dans la Germination de Différentes Graines, Alex. Brongniart and H.F. Bienfait bookplates, Geneva,Â1801,Âfirst or first French editions, contemporary calf or boards, or calf-backed-boards;Âand Bonnet's 'Contemplation de la Nature', and Daniel Ellis's 'An Inquiry into Changes Induced on Atmospheric Air...' bound with 'Farther Inquiry',Â8voÂ(7)
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Plant Growth.-ÂIngenhouszÂ(John)ÂExpériences sur les Végétaux,Âfolding engraved plate, light spotting to first few ff., ink stamp to title, neat repairs to spine, Paris,Â1780 §ÂBonnet (C.) Considerations sur les Corps organisés, 2 vol.,Âengraved title vignettes, marginal water-staining to few ff., H.F. Bienfait bookplate, vol.2 lower joint cracking, Amsterdam,Â1762 § Spallanzani (L) Expériences pour servir à l'Histoire de la Générations des Animaux et des Plantes,Â3 engraved folding plates, occasional light spotting, paper label to spine, head of spine chipped, Geneva,Â1785 § Huber (Pierre) & Jean Senebier. Mémoires sur l'Influence de l'Air et de Diverses Substances Gazeuses dans la Germination de Différentes Graines, Alex. Brongniart and H.F. Bienfait bookplates, Geneva,Â1801,Âfirst or first French editions, contemporary calf or boards, or calf-backed-boards;Âand Bonnet's 'Contemplation de la Nature', and Daniel Ellis's 'An Inquiry into Changes Induced on Atmospheric Air...' bound with 'Farther Inquiry',Â8voÂ(7) *** Important works on plant growth. As a group, these works explore theory of generation, germination, and photosynthesis, with the first mentioned being a great classic on photosynthesis, which was originally published in English in 1779. Bonnet (1720-93) is considered "one of the fathers of modern biology". (DSB)
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