210 - Barrelier, Jacques. *Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatae*. Paris, Ganeau, 1714. A fine copy of the first edition of this monumental botanical work

Barrelier, Jacques. *Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatae*. Paris, Ganeau, 1714. A fine copy of the first edition of this monumental botanical work Barrelier, Jacques. Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatae. Paris, Ganeau, 1714. Folio (330 × 215 mm); [2], xxvi, [8], 8, 140, [2] pages. Frontispiece with title set within a large plant-motif frame surmounted by the author’s portrait; two headers—one engraved in copper and one carved in wood—bearing the coats of arms of the work’s dedicatees; 334 chalcographic plates depicting a total of over 1,300 plant species, arranged in groups of four per page, 3 plates outside the text depicting shells (slight reddening of the paper; the second title page is missing.) Contemporary binding in mottled light-colored calfskin, spine with 6 raised bands and beautiful gilded metalwork decoration, red label with the title in gold, red edges (restorations to the cap and hinges). The work compiles the results of Barrelier’s botanical observations made during his travels in France, Spain, and Italy, offering a vast repertoire of Mediterranean flora. Published posthumously more than forty years after the author’s death, it stands out for the extraordinary richness of its illustrations, with over 1,300 engraved botanical figures, making it one of the most impressive botanical publishing endeavors of the early 18th century. A fresh copy of the first edition of this monumental botanical work