Live auction - Lot 714
[Botany - Periodical]
Le Cultivateur, journal de l'industrie agricole [- des progrès agricoles], rédigé par une réunion d'agriculteurs [...].
€ 250 / 350
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Lot description
Paris, Au bureau du Journal, Juillet 1829 [- Déc. 1846]
22 vols, 8vo (n.c., some dampstains or spots in v. 2, 16 & 21).
Contemp. half calf, marbled paper, marbled or yellow edges (some spines sl. faded, some boards sl. rubbed otherwise good copy).
Nearly complete collection of this monthly agricultural review for farmers and professionals dealing with farming (seeding, harvest, fertilisers, specific grain or plant cultivation), cattle (feeding, healing, breeding), beekeeping, wine-making, farmers rights and associations... Ill. with some fold. plates of agricultural tools or plans. With table of contents allowing easy consultation. The title changed throughout the years and the 2 last years are lacking (last published: Nov.-Dec. 1848). Ref. Not in Goldsmith nor Einaudi.