DE LA CROIX, D. Le mariage des fleurs, en vers latins. Avec la traduction française et des notes. 4me ed. Paris, Drost, 1798. 108 pp. W. curious engr. front. - Bound with: Ph. PETIT-RADEL Les mystères de Flore, ou Coup-d’oeil sur la naissance, les amours, le mariage et la mort des plantes. 2me ed. Paris, J.L. Chanson, 1813. 56 pp. - Tog. 2 in 1 vol. Cont. dark blue h. mor.
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