Antique books and illustrated works from the 19th century and earlier, selected for their charm and historical interest. A separate library for collectors and lovers of antique paper.
There are 21 products.
1937 Codex – French Pharmacopoeia
6th Edition – Decree of 21 February 1937
Volume I only
Notebook – Order book from the Berthier Pharmacy in Paris
Writing on the first four pages only; the rest is blank
Manual of the Naturalist Preparer followed by a Treaty of Embalmings
by BOITARD - Book of 1853
5 fold-out plates at the end of the volume with beautiful engravings
Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples
Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs
By Nicolas Lemery
An antique illustrated pharmacopoeia from 1727 - A Dutch pirated edition
L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – A Comprehensive Treatise on Botany
L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – Complete Treatise on Botany
At a time when botany was considered the ultimate art of living, this book taught young women, known as demoiselles, how to collect plants, classify flowers, and understand the mysteries of nature with a unique sensitivity.
Illustrated with numerous vignettes, many of them romantic in nature.
By Edmond Audouit
Le Jardin des Plantes
Description and habits of the mammals in the menagerie and the Natural History Museum
By Boitard - Antique book circa 1851
A beautiful snapshot of the museum and its garden in the mid-19th century, featuring interiors of the museum that no longer exist today.
Anatomical Atlas by A. Bossu
Anthropology - End of the XIXth century
20 engravings of Anatomy by Léveillé
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 16
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1761
Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 8
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1750
Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 6
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1749
Complete original edition with 5 fold-out plates
Anatomie de L'Homme - 1831
Anatomy of Man
Volume 2 with its black and white Atlas - 99 lithography
By Dr Bourgery and the illustrator Jacob
Le corps de l'Homme
Anatomical colour plates with cut-out superimposed leaves
By Edmond Perrier - Schleicher Frères & Cie Editeurs
No date, circa 1900
Postcard
Fantastic creatures and Metamorphoses by Camille Renversade
Green turbo (or burgo) from Madagascar - Turbo imperialis
Illustrative photos
Golden Vial - Vial of 22 carat gold
A glass vial containing fragments of 22-carat gold leaf.
Stamped letter-envelope of the Second Empire
Dated from 1852-1870
