Cahors, J. P. Combarieu, 1852. 8vo (21.1 x 12.7 cm). 248 pp. 20th-century green half morocco over green linen boards. Spine with five raised bands and gilt title. Original printed front wrapper bound in.

A rarely seen local flora of a département in southwest France. Written by the French medical doctor and botanist Timothée Puel (1812-1890). According to Stafleu and Cowan, first published in five parts, in the Annuaire Statistique du Lot between 1845 and 1853, but the front wrapper, dated 1852, suggests otherwise. Provenance: with on p. 1, above the drophead title, a tiny stamp of J. & A. Raynal mounted on the half-title verso. Aline Marine Raynal-Roques (1937-2022) was a French botanist and professor at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, who specialized in tropical floras, especially of Africa. Her husband, and colleague Jean Raynal (1933-1979) was a deputy director at the same institution. He died in a car accident in Niger. Some light, scattered spotting, but mostly clean. A very good copy. Stafleu and Cowan, 8377.