ARPAD PLESH, ‘LA LÉONINA’ LIBRARY, MONTE CARLO, 1955. SET OF TWO CATALOGUES II. CATALOGUE GENERAL, III. CURIOSA IN FRENCH.

II. General catalogue Arpad Plesch Library, La Léonina Monte Carlo, 1955. Catalogue compiled by Mr Jacques Pley. In-8, paperback, cover printed on parchment, illustrated with a facsimile of Arpad Plesch's signature. 1 blank page, half-title, title page, 512 pages, 2 blank pages. 23.7 x 15.2 x 4.2 cm Spine detached. III. Curiosa. La Léonina Library Monte Carlo, 1955. Third part of Arpad Plesch's library, devoted to curiosities, compiled by his librarian Mr Jacques Pley. In-8, paperback, cover printed on parchment, illustrated with a sun in which is written ‘La Léonina’ 1f. blank, half-title, title, 155 p. 23.7 x 14.8 x 1.5 cm Rare. Dr. Arpad Plesch (1889-1974) Businessman, bibliophile, collector, famous for his collection of botanical works (one of the largest in the world) and curiosities. It was sold at auction in London in 1975. He also compiled a catalogue raisonné and annotated catalogue of 3,500 species and varieties of tropical plants acclimatised at the ‘La Léonina’ Experimental Station in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, entitled ‘Essais d'acclimatation de plantes tropicales en France’ (Essays on the acclimatisation of tropical plants in France). La Léonina was the Plesch couple's villa, where they had a large botanical garden built.