Country Estate Management and Rural Economy

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THE NEW RUSTIC HOUSE, or general economy of all country goods. The manner of maintaining and multiplying them. By Mr. LIGER. Tenth edition, considerably enlarged and reorganized; with the virtue of the simple, the apothecary, Les Decisions du Droit Francois sur les Matieres Rurales, enriched with intaglio figures. Paris, La Veuve Savoye, in-4°, circa 1770. 918 pp. Full calfskin binding with blunted corners, missing headcaps, cracked joints at lower headcap. Some leaves slightly singed, margins trimmed affecting 7 leaves. Illustrated with text figures and 22 engraved plates, including 2 fold-out pages partially lacking. Second volume only, covering third and fourth parts: Gardening, vines and beverages – Ponds, fishing, hunting and country pursuits, cooking and household management.