La bêche, ou La mine d'or de la Flandre Orientale. Ouvrage, ou l'on trouve les détails des principes suivis de culture, de l'emploi des engrais, de l'éducation du bétail, de gouverner les laitages [...].

8vo: 89 pp. (uncut, some spotting).

Orig. printed wrappers (sl. used). Good copy.

Very rare plea for a new approach to Flemish agriculture, a plea for small-scale production, by a specialist, Count de Lichtervelde (1772-1840). 3 folding printed tables and a folding lithogr. pl. showing the "Habitation rurale". Probably one of the first thorough treatises on agriculture in Flanders.
Ref. Bibl. gant. 8868. - Devolder L-711. - Opac KBR.
Prov. Name "Surmont" on front wrapper.