François Rozier - [Tome IV] - Cours complet d'agriculture - 1786

ROZIER (Abbé François)

[Volume IV] - Complete course of theoretical, practical, economic, and rural and veterinary medicine, or Universal Dictionary of Agriculture.

Paris, at Delalain fils, 1786.

1 volume in-4 (25.5 x 19.5 cm), half-leather binding (19th century), gilded spine, [4]-694 pages (complete volume). Front boards rubbed. Generally good condition with fresh interior.

Volume IV only illustrated with 11 plates including 1 folding plate engraved by Sellier, vignette on title page in the original edition.

This monumental dictionary gathers all the knowledge of the era on land management, crops, livestock, the management of estates, and veterinary care. Great scholars such as Antoine Parmentier or Chaptal contributed.

The original edition began to appear in 1781 with the publisher Serpente. The complete collection comprises 12 volumes.

A pleasant copy.

Note: The other volumes of this work (excluding volumes I, XIX, and supplements) are currently for sale on my Catawiki page. Group shipping possible with a single shipping cost to pay.