Agriculture from Zephyr Books

Paris : Toulon : Firenze.: Madame Huzard; Aug. Aurel: Residenza Accademica., 1807-1810. Contemporary quarter brown leather over mottled boards, gilt spine title on red label.. Very good, a little insect damage to front hinge, old bookseller’s pencil notes and manuscript table of contents to endpapers.. 8vo., 19.7x13 cm.. 5 titles in French, one in Italian. Six scarce early… Read more about this item

Wien: Moritz Perles, 1892. 1st Edition.. Printed wraps. . good, piece torn from front cover, lacks back cover. . 17.3x11.3 cm. . German text. Scarce. weight: 0.2 lb. One folding plate.

Yverdon.: No publisher., 1765. Publisher’s patterned paper wraps.. Good, about half of spine missing, remainder tattered, contents very good.. 8vo., 20.5x13 cm.. French text. weight: 0.4 lb.

Berne.: Société Typographique,, 1791. Old mottled boards, leather spine label with gilt title. . Very good, small chips to spine, old private library stamps.. 8vo., 16..5x11 cm. . French text. An uncommon edition of this treatise on scientific agriculture by the famous Scottish physician. weight: 0.4 lb.

Koln. : Sudek., 1873. Publisher’s printed wraps. . Good, spine beginning to split, covers lightly soiled, contents very good, unread and uncut. . 8vo., 24x15 cm. . German text. A treatise on agricultural economics. weight: 0.5 lb. Portrait frontis, 3 folding tables, 11 lithograph plates, one folding plan.

[Geneva]., 1821. Publisher’s plain wraps, stabbed and stitched. . Very good, old ink name to back cover. . 8vo., 22x14 cm.. French text. A scarce treatise on the use of potatoes for cattle feed. weight: 0.2 lb. 3 large folding charts.

Geneve.: J.J. Paschoud., 1918. Unbound pamphlet. . Good, covers and title page soiled, corners bent. . 8vo., 21x14 cm. . French text. Scarce pamphlet on potato culture. weight: 0.1 lb.

Paris.: J.J. Paschoud., 1816. First French edition.. Contemporary full brown leather, gilt spine decorations, black spine labels, speckled edges.. Very good, tight and clean.. 12mo., 16.5x10 cm.. French text. Important work on agricultural economics in Italy, published in English as “Italy, its agriculture, &c.” weight: 1.0 lb.

London.: Kegan Paul International., 1990. Brick cloth, gilt spine title. . Near fine in a very good dust jacket.. 24.5x17.5 cm. . English text but 12 pages in Arabic. weight: 1.4 lb.

Geneve.: J.J. Paschoud., 1804. First edition in French.. Contemporary marbled boards, no spine label.. Very good. . 8, 19.8x12.8 cm. . French text. Essay by the noted Scottish surgeon on agriculture and food shortages. weight: 0.6 lb. Translated by Pierre Prevost.

Nimes, : C. Durand- Belle. , 1847. Publisher’s printed wraps. . Good plus, spine tattered, otherwise very good. . 8vo., 22.8x14.2 cm. . French text. A treatise on the culture of Mulberry trees. weight: 0.4 lb. 3 folding plates.

Paris.: Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique., No date, circa 1850. 3rd Edition.. Contemporary half blue leatherette over marbled boards.. Near fine, small private library label on spine, light foxing.. 12mo., 18x12 cm. . French text. Scarce treatise on improvement of agriculture. weight: 1.2 lb.

Paris.: Prudhomme. , 1743 . 5th ed. . Contemporary half leather over speckled boards, raised bands, gilt spine titles. . Very good, covers worn at extremities, contents clean and tight.. 4to., 25.5x19.5 cm. . French text. The classic treatise on rural economy. Very heavy set, weight: 8.0 lb. will require extra shipping. Numerous… Read more about this item

Paris.: Madame (Rosalie) Huzard., 1837. 2nd Edition.. Publisher's printed wraps.. Good plus, covers soiled and split at spine, light foxing, some dog-eared pages, ink name to title page, untrimmed in the wraps.. 8vo., 22.5x14.5 cm. . French text. Treatise on silviculture published by the noted Paris woman printer and bookseller Rosalie Huzard. weight: 1.3 lb. One… Read more about this item

Various places. : Various publishers. , 1835 -1837. Contemporary quarter leather over speckled boards, edges stained yellow.. Very good, small chip to back cover, light wear to spine ends.. 19.5x12.5 cm. . French and Italian texts. Scarce works by Delile, Bonafous, De Riviere, Huzard, and others. weight: 1.4 lb. Several folding plates.

Geneve.: Paschoud., 1804. Later half green stippled cloth over green marbled boards.. Very good, pages somewhat rippled.. 8vo.. French text. weight: 0.8 lb.

Berne.: No publisher. , 1763. 3rd ed.. Plain paper wraps.. Good plus, wrapper is ragged and missing some material at lower spine, , some pages dog-eared, text very good.. Small 4to., 17.8x10.5 cm. . French text, Scarce in any edition, especially so in this Berne edition. “How to get rich quick by farming”, probably a misnomer as are… Read more about this item

Lyon. : Freres Perissse. , 1787 . Publisher’s plain marbled wraps, paper spine label. . Very good, some wear to spine, untrimmed in the wraps.. 8vo., 21x13.5 cm. . French text. Scarce. Four essays on hemp culture. weight: 0.4 lb.

Paris.: Librairie Hachette. , 1873. Contemporary quarter green leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers. . Very good, light wear to covers, some foxing to edges. . 8vo., 23x15 cm. . French Text. Treatise on agricultural fertilizers.

Paris.: Agricole de la Maison Rustique., 1882, 1879, & No date. Contemporary green polished calf over green marbled boards, gilt spine titles. . A very good copy with very light shelfwear and limited light foxing. . 18x11.5 cm. French text. Collection of guides to raising various sorts of poultry and rabbits, bound together. Illustrated with plates… Read more about this item