Lot n° 33
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2000 - 2500
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DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, (Henri-Louis). - Traité des arbres fruit - Lot 33
DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU, (Henri-Louis). - Traité des arbres fruitiers, contenant leur figure, leur description, leur culture, etc.-A Paris, chez Desaint, 1782.3 volumes in-8 of (2) ff. 320 pp. 29 pl. h.t. grav. et color. for volume 1 ; (1) f.., 338 pp. 84 t.p. engraved and colored for volume 2; (1) f. 260 pp. 63 t.p. engraved and colored for volume 3; fawn Bradel-style boards, smooth spines, entirely untrimmed. (Contemporary binding).
Second and last edition of this famous work.
The iconography comprises 176 copper-engraved plates based on drawings by Madeleine Basseporte, Claude Aubriet and Le Berryais, all finely colored at the time.
General cultivation of fruit trees - Planting fruit trees - Espaliers - Pruning fruit trees - Diseases and enemies of fruit trees - Time and manner of discovering and preserving fruit: these are the general chapters of the book.
Specific monographs on almonds, apricots, barberries, cherries, strawberries, apples, pears, peaches, grapes, etc. follow.
A precious copy, the only one known of this edition with colored plates.
(Pritzel, Thesaurus literaturæ botanicæ, 2466 - Nissen, Die botanische Buchillustration, 550).
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