Rural economy: comprehensive guide to countryside management

Rural economy: comprehensive guide to countryside management

Original title : MAISON RUSTIQUE ou économie générale de tous les biens de campagne

Category / section : Art de vivreSciences, techniques et droit

1770
In-4
918 p.
Full calf
Engravings

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Date: 1770
Format: In-4
Pagination: 918 p.
Binding: Full calf
Illustrations: Engravings

Condition of this copy, as described by the bookseller

worn corners
cracked hinges at lower headcap
slight foxing on some leaves
margin loss on 7 leaves
including 2 partially missing fold-outs

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LIGER (Louis) – LA NOUVELLE MAISON RUSTIQUE, ou economie generale de tous les biens de campagne. Tenth edition, considerably enlarged and reorganized; with properties of medicinal herbs, apothecary knowledge, French legal decisions on rural matters, enriched with copper engravings. Paris, Widow Savoye, circa 1770. In-4°, 918 pages. Full calf binding, worn corners, headcap losses, cracked hinges at lower headcap, slight foxing on some leaves, margin loss on 7 leaves. Illustrated with several text figures and 22 full-page engravings, including 2 partially missing fold-outs. Volume II only, third and fourth parts: Gardening, vineyards and beverages – Ponds, fishing, hunting and rural pastimes, kitchen and pantry. Shipping outside metropolitan France is subject to additional fees.