Jean-Henri FABRE (1823-1915) entomologist. Partly autograph manuscript Natural History. 2nd part Botany; 60 folio pages and 110 double-sided printed sheets (in-12 and in-8), some cut out, slipped or pasted into the body of the text. Preparation of a school textbook, largely taking up the text of his works Cours élémentaire de Botanique and Botanique (Delagrave, 1874), in 22 chapters, with autograph additions, deletions and corrections, having been used for printing (printer's marks). I. Elementary organs. II Stems. III Root. IV Buds. V Leaves. VI. Nutrition of plants. VII. Respiration of plants. VIII Movements of the Leaves. IX The Flower. X Inflorescence. XI. Origin of the Floral Organs. XII Calyx and Corolla. XIII Stamen and pistil. XIV Function of pollen. XV The Fruit. XVI The Seed. XVII Classification of the plant kingdom. XVIII. Dicotyledons gamopetal. XIX. Dicotyledons dialypetal. XX. Apetal dicotyledons. XXI. Monocotyledons. XXII. Acotyledons or Cryptogams.