Last authorized edition of the most famous French manual
on gardening and the cultivation of vegetables and fruits
QUINTINYE, Jean Baptise de la.
Instruction pour les jardins fruitiers et potagers, avec un traité des orangers, et des réflexions sur lagriculture. Nouvelle édition revue, corrigée, et augmentée dune instruction pour la culture des fleurs.
Paris, La Compagnie des Libraires Associés, 1756. 2 volumes. Large 4to. With 13 engraved plates (2 folding), 13 woodcut illustrations in the text, woodcut and engraved headpieces, tailpieces and woodcut initials. Contemporary mottled calf, brown morocco spine label with title in gold, red edges. [8], 16, XVII-XLVIII, [12], 592; [8], 588, [28] pp. Full description
€ 1,950
Paris, La Compagnie des Libraires Associés, 1756. 2 volumes. Large 4to. With 13 engraved plates (2 folding), 13 woodcut illustrations in the text, woodcut and engraved headpieces, tailpieces and woodcut initials. Contemporary mottled calf, brown morocco spine label with title in gold, red edges. [8], 16, XVII-XLVIII, [12], 592; [8], 588, [28] pp. Full description
