A beauty spot in France, and the plants that live there

Guinier, P.

Le Roc de Chère. Étude phytographique. Essai d'application des principes de la géographie botanique à l'étude détaillée d'une région. Avec cartes botanique et géologique et vues photographiques d'associations végétales.

Published 1906
Item ID 77838
€250.00

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Annecy, J. Abry, 1906. 8vo (24.0 x 16.0 cm). 125 pp.; five plates (two with printed overlay), one large, double-folded, coloured map. Original quarter cloth over printed boards.

A rare contribution to phytogeography and plant ecology, dealing with a rocky promontory next to Lake Annecy, in France, just south of Geneva. Today it is a nature reserve, known for its botanical richness. The first two plates, showing the Roc de Chère photographed from three sides, including the lake side, have the principal topographical structures printed on overlays. The author, Philibert Guinier (1876-1962) was a French botanist and inspector of natural forests and waters, and professor of botany at the École Forestière in Nancy. In the rear a one-page supplement, Additions a la Flore du Roc de Chère is tipped in. The main paper is an offprint from the Revue Savoisienne for 1906-1907. Provenance: on the printed leaf preceding the title, a handwritten dedication by the author to Professeur Chodat, and the latter's stamp on front board (faded), and supplement. Also inscribed "R. Chodat" on the front board. Robert Hippolyte Chodat (1865-1934) was a Swiss botanist and professor at the university of Geneva, Boards a bit toned, otherwise a very good copy. Not in any major bibliography.

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