Ch. Jacque - Le poulailler - 1861
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Le poulailler by Ch. Jacque, published in 1861 by Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustiques, in a bon condition demi‑calf binding, 357 pages, 18 × 13 cm, with 117 wood engravings including five hand‑coloured plates, and described as a second edition and a special impression.
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The Henhouse
Monograph of Indigenous and Exotic hens
Layout, Crossing, Student, Hygiene, Illness, etc.
Text and Drawings
By Charles JACQUE
Wood engravings by Adrien Laveille
Second edition
Paris
Agricultural Bookstore of the Rustic House
1861
Illustrated with 117 wood engravings integrated into the text, including 5 in color, hand-drawn and engraved by Adrien Lavieille.
Rare and unique copy with 5 color engravings, no other similar sale.
These engravings are absent from the register catalogs!
Reference work on poultry farming, Le Poulailler is both:
a comprehensive agricultural treaty
a scientific study of poultry breeds
a first-class illustrated book.
It is structured into four main parts:
Farming and the chicken coop
Construction, hygiene, feeding, and daily management of poultry.
The races
Detailed description of French and foreign breeds, native and exotic, with remarkable anatomical precision.
Crossbreeding, Fattening, and Diseases
Selection methods, traditional fattening techniques, and known pathologies in the 19th century.
Use of products and artificial incubation
Eggs, chairs, feathers, and artificial incubation processes, then very innovative.
The engravings, of great finesse, make this work one of the most beautiful illustrated books ever dedicated to poultry.
The 117 engravings, including 5 in color, are unanimously recognized for their artistic and documentary quality.
The color boards, notably depicting heads of roosters of prestigious breeds.
Very clean half-leather binding with marbled boards, ornamented spine, readable gold titles.
Solid book with good stability.
Interior in good condition, with some scattered rust spots.
Sharp engravings
Well-preserved color plates with still-fresh colors.
Secure and protected shipping
Delivered in exchange for a signature
The Henhouse
Monograph of Indigenous and Exotic hens
Layout, Crossing, Student, Hygiene, Illness, etc.
Text and Drawings
By Charles JACQUE
Wood engravings by Adrien Laveille
Second edition
Paris
Agricultural Bookstore of the Rustic House
1861
Illustrated with 117 wood engravings integrated into the text, including 5 in color, hand-drawn and engraved by Adrien Lavieille.
Rare and unique copy with 5 color engravings, no other similar sale.
These engravings are absent from the register catalogs!
Reference work on poultry farming, Le Poulailler is both:
a comprehensive agricultural treaty
a scientific study of poultry breeds
a first-class illustrated book.
It is structured into four main parts:
Farming and the chicken coop
Construction, hygiene, feeding, and daily management of poultry.
The races
Detailed description of French and foreign breeds, native and exotic, with remarkable anatomical precision.
Crossbreeding, Fattening, and Diseases
Selection methods, traditional fattening techniques, and known pathologies in the 19th century.
Use of products and artificial incubation
Eggs, chairs, feathers, and artificial incubation processes, then very innovative.
The engravings, of great finesse, make this work one of the most beautiful illustrated books ever dedicated to poultry.
The 117 engravings, including 5 in color, are unanimously recognized for their artistic and documentary quality.
The color boards, notably depicting heads of roosters of prestigious breeds.
Very clean half-leather binding with marbled boards, ornamented spine, readable gold titles.
Solid book with good stability.
Interior in good condition, with some scattered rust spots.
Sharp engravings
Well-preserved color plates with still-fresh colors.
Secure and protected shipping
Delivered in exchange for a signature
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Animals
Book Title
Le poulailler
Author/ Illustrator
Ch. Jacque
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1861
Height
18 cm
Edition
Special printing
Width
13 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustiques
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Hand coloured illustrations
Number of pages
357
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