J. Girardin; A. Du Breuil - Traité élémentaire d'Agriculture - with supralibros - 1885

Beautiful and complete two-volume set of Traité Élémentaire d'Agriculture (4th edition), published in Paris in 1885 by Garnier Frères and G. Masson.

This standard work on agronomy and historical farming techniques is richly illustrated with no fewer than 955 detailed woodcuts in the text. The illustrations include historical agricultural tools (ploughs, scarifiers, spades), crops, soil structures, and drainage systems.

Exclusive Provenance & Binding:
Both volumes are bound in a high-quality half-leather binding (demi-chagrin), with gilt lettering on the spines and marbled boards. At the foot of each spine is an original gilt-stamped monogram with a noble crown (supralibros), from the historic library of the aristocratic French De Saint-Priest family.

Condition:
In excellent antiquarian condition. The text block is particularly clean and fresh, with only very slight signs of use. The bindings show light rubbing to the corners and edges, but the spines are firm and intact, and the gilt stamping remains beautifully bright. An exceptionally decorative and historically valuable set.