Delille J., — Les trois règnes de la Nature

1808. Paris, Impr. Frères Mame. In 16mo 2 vols. Blue cardboard binding, red spine adorned with flower designs, parchment corners, blue sheepskin title labels, pp. 309+285+(12). Each volume have a engraved frontespice. First edition. Jacques Delille (1738-1813) published a treatise on verse on physics, a type of didactic poetry to which his name is attached. It is composed of eight parts: Light and fire, air, water, earth, mineral kingdom, vegetable kingdom, animal kingdom and the following of animal kingdom part. The notes are important because they are by Cuvier, Libes, and Lefèbre-Gineau.