Jules Grisard & M. Vanden-Berghe (authors)
Les Palmiers Utiles et leurs Alliés [Useful Palm Trees and Their Relatives]
J. Rothschild, Paris: 1889
Quarto, later quarter red leather, marbleized boards, gilt title
11 x 7.5 inches
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Palm Tree Book
Paris: 1889
Paris: 1889
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Comprehensive treatise of palm trees and related specimens. The book, which aspires to inventory all the possible uses of palm trees by man, describes the properties and uses of the plants, including those for agriculture, food, medicine, industry and garden cultivation. Illustrated with 16 chromolithographs, each showing a lone specimen. Additional 120 black and white vignette illustrations of palms in natural habitats, details of leaves, etc.