[horticultural Botany] Magnat (casimir) - Treatise On The Language Of Flowers. 31 Pl. 1855.

MAGNATE (Casimir). Treatise on the symbolic, emblematic and religious language of flowers. Paris / Lyon, A. Touzet / Dutertre / Martinon / Ballay and Conchon, nd [1855]. Flight. in pt in-4 format (277 x 177 mm) of 1 f. bl., 1 chromolithographed frontispiece n.fol., vii - 493 pp. and 1 f. bl. Binding from the period in tan leathered half-chagrin, ribbed spine decorated with bold and thin black fillets, black framing boxes, large gilt fleurons, gilt title. The work contains 31 delicious chromolithographed plates. ''In the first part, we give the principles of botany and give moral considerations on each of the organs of the plant. In the second, we give the principles of the language of flowers, that is to say, the different means of expressing one's thoughts using flowers. Finally, the third part gives the complete story of each symbolic flower.'' Threadbare corners and cuts. Presence of some foxing and marginal stains in the body of work. Small ring on the upper margin of the front pages. The boards are well preserved.