Liger - La Nouvelle Maison Rustique - 1755
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Rare seventh edition, greatly enlarged and richly illustrated, of this famous work by Louis Liger (1658-1717) which covers everything concerning the rural economy, from beekeeping to gardening, hunting to gastronomy.
Louis Liger, La nouvelle maison rustique ou économie générale de tous les biens de campagne..., Paris, Saugrain Pere, 1755.
COMPLETE WORK in 2 volumes.
Volume I: pp. (XVI), 1004, (XX). COMPLETE, with a frontispiece and many plates out of the text.
Volume II: pp. (VIII), 992, (XXIV). COMPLETE, with many plates out of the text, some of which are folded.
Copies with sheets in overall good condition, with the usual signs of use and time and some staining and damp spots.
Contemporary full leather bindings with gilt tooling and title labels on the spine plaques, a bit loose and with some wear but still fairly well preserved overall. Guard leaves in marbled paper. Red edges.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateRare seventh edition, greatly enlarged and richly illustrated, of this famous work by Louis Liger (1658-1717) which covers everything concerning the rural economy, from beekeeping to gardening, hunting to gastronomy.
Louis Liger, La nouvelle maison rustique ou économie générale de tous les biens de campagne..., Paris, Saugrain Pere, 1755.
COMPLETE WORK in 2 volumes.
Volume I: pp. (XVI), 1004, (XX). COMPLETE, with a frontispiece and many plates out of the text.
Volume II: pp. (VIII), 992, (XXIV). COMPLETE, with many plates out of the text, some of which are folded.
Copies with sheets in overall good condition, with the usual signs of use and time and some staining and damp spots.
Contemporary full leather bindings with gilt tooling and title labels on the spine plaques, a bit loose and with some wear but still fairly well preserved overall. Guard leaves in marbled paper. Red edges.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
2
Subject
Agriculture, Animals, Botany, Cookery, food & drink, Economics, Hunting, shooting and fishing, Nature
Book title
La Nouvelle Maison Rustique
Author/ Illustrator
Liger
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1755
Height
26.5 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
19.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Saugrain Pere; Paris
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Fold out maps or plates
Number of pages
2064
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