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MILLON RIVIERA

149 - [ECONOMICS] [PARMENTIER, Antoine – DEYEUX, Nicolas]
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Estimate €80 - €120
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[ECONOMICS] [PARMENTIER, Antoine – DEYEUX, Nicolas] An Instructive and Entertaining Physico-Economic Library, for the years 1784, 1785 and 1786, or the third, fourth and fifth years. With engravings. Containing treatises and practical observations on rural economy, on the most interesting new discoveries; descriptions of new machines and instruments invented to perfect the useful and pleasant arts, &c. &c. It includes numerous recipes, practical methods and recently discovered procedures relating to diseases affecting humans and animals, domestic economy, and, in general, all matters of pleasure and utility in life. Paris. Hôtel de Mesgrigny, 1784, 1785 and 1786 – 1. 3 volumes in-12°. Full contemporary binding in grained sheepskin. Smooth spine. Year 1784: 423 pages and 3 folding plates. Year 1785: 404 pages and 3 folding plates. Year 1786 – 1: 432 pages and 3 folding plates. A famous scientific publication which appeared until 1826, with Parmentier and Deyeux as its principal editors at that time. “Numerous articles concern food and cooking: bees and honey liqueur; butter; beer; cider; oils; wines and liqueurs; a recipe for Savoy cake; milk; eggs; tobacco; and the preservation of meat. Other topics include: folk medicine; remedies for parasites; and technical processes, generally for agricultural use".
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Auction time 10/15/2026 at 1:00 PM
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