2 vols. RIFFAULT Marie. 2 albums Histoire Naturelle: Botaniq - Lot 95

2 vols. RIFFAULT Marie. 2 albums Histoire Naturelle: Botanique 1 title leaf with 2 drawings, 30 leaves including 15 full-page graphite drawings under serpente (foxing) and 15 handwritten text leaves. Zoology 1 manuscript title leaf, 27 leaves with handwritten text and graphite drawing on each ½ page. 2 vols in folio, ½ contemporary basane, smooth spine, college coat of arms on upper cover of one volume and second cover on the other. Gilt edges. Work by Marie Rachel Julie Riffault (born December 19, 1834, died April 16, 1855, age 20, in Chouzy sur Cisse), daughter of Eugène Riffault, mayor of Blois in the 19th century (friend of Baron Haussmann), who has remained in the family ever since. Binding from the famous "Couvent des Oiseaux", later called "Maison des oiseaux". This Catholic boarding school for young girls operated from 1818 to 1904. The establishment was located on the boundary between the 6th and 7th arrondissements of Paris, between rue de Sèvres and Boulevard des Invalides.