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Traité des Arbres et Arbustes qui se Cultivent en France en Pleine Terre. Vol II only. 1755, 4to, first edition, half-title, 3 folding engraved plates, 111 woodcut plates, numerous engraved illustrations, generally a clean copy, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with red morocco label (one lacking), a little rubbed; RAPIN (Rene) Hortorum libri iv..., first edition, Paris 1665, 4to, title with engraved device, engraved frontispiece, head and tail-pieces and initials, light marginal staining, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, engraved bookplate and shelf-label of The Hirsel Library on front pastedown, worn contemporary sprinkled calf with upper board detached (2)

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