DUHAMEL du MONCEAU, (H.L.). Traité des arbres fruitiers, contenant leur...
DUHAMEL du MONCEAU, (H.L.). Traité des arbres fruitiers, contenant leur figure, leur description, leur culture, &c. (2e éd.). Paris, Desaint, 1782. 3 vols. (4), 320; (2), 338; (2), 260 pp. W. 179 engr. plates after C. Aubriet, M.F. Basseporte & L.-R. Le Berriays. 8°. Cont. mottled cf. w raised bands, dec. gilt back, red and blue labels. (Extremities sl. chipped/worn, a few marg. stains).
Influential work on 18th-century (French) arboriculture and pomology, dealing i.a. with (several varieties of) pears, plums, apples, cherries, almonds, loquats and apricots; first published in 1768. Number of plates varies between 176 and 181. - Nissen, BBI 550; Stafleu 1546; Hunt 664; Pritzel 2466.
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DUHAMEL du MONCEAU, (H.L.). Traité des arbres fruitiers, contenant leur figure, leur description, leur culture, &c. (2e éd.). Paris, Desaint, 1782. 3 vols. (4), 320; (2), 338; (2), 260 pp. W. 179 engr. plates after C. Aubriet, M.F. Basseporte & L.-R. Le Berriays. 8°. Cont. mottled cf. w raised bands, dec. gilt back, red and blue labels. (Extremities sl. chipped/worn, a few marg. stains).
Influential work on 18th-century (French) arboriculture and pomology, dealing i.a. with (several varieties of) pears, plums, apples, cherries, almonds, loquats and apricots; first published in 1768. Number of plates varies between 176 and 181. - Nissen, BBI 550; Stafleu 1546; Hunt 664; Pritzel 2466.
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