BUC'HOZ (Joseph Pierre) - Aldrovandus lotharingiae ou catalo - Lot 117

BUC'HOZ (Joseph Pierre) - Aldrovandus lotharingiae ou catalog des animaux quadrupèdes, reptiles, oiseaux, poissons, insectes, vermisseaux et coquillages qui habitent la Lorraine et les trois évêchés. Paris, Chez Fétil, 1771; in-12, IV-324 pp. + table, bound in contemporary full marbled calf, five-ribbed spine, edges painted red, red morocco title-piece. Joseph-Pierre Buc'hoz was born in Metz in 1731. He first became a lawyer in 1750, but gave up the profession to become a doctor in Nancy in 1763. He was appointed physician to King Stanislas, then to Monsieur, the King's brother, and to the Duc d'Artois, but left his post to devote himself entirely to botany. He took part in the creation of the Jardin des plantes de Nancy, and taught botany and natural history. From 1770 onwards, Buc'hoz published numerous works on botany and natural history, including a Histoire naturelle des animaux, végétaux, minéraux et productions naturelles de la France, a Dictionnaire vétérinaire des animaux domestiques and a Histoire naturelle du règne végétal, which won an award from the Académie des sciences. Consultant: Mr Philippe HENRY