BUC'HOZ (Joseph Pierre) - Dissertation sur les amusemens des - Lot 118

BUC'HOZ (Joseph Pierre) - Dissertation sur les amusemens des Français, depuis de commencement de la monarchie à nos jours. Strasbourg, De l'Imprimerie ordianire du Roi, 1789; in-folio, 16 pp. bound in contemporary full calf, smooth spine decorated, spine and corners repaired with burgundy adhesive, spine split, expected restoration. Joseph-Pierre Buc'hoz was born in Metz in 1731. He first became a lawyer in 1750, but left 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