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182 - [TURBILLY (Louis-François-Henri de Menon, Marquis de). Mémoi…
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[TURBILLY (Louis-François-Henri de Menon, Marquis de). Mémoire sur les défrichemens. Paris, Veuve d'Houry, 1760. In-12, marbled calf, smooth spine decorated, red edges (contemporary binding). First edition. This interesting agronomy memoir is devoted to land clearing and drainage techniques, but the author also discusses cattle and silkworm rearing, fish farming, hemp and flax cultivation, etc. The Marquis de Turbilly also sets out his ideas on fiscal and economic means of encouraging the clearing of uncultivated land in the kingdom, and discusses the increase of wealth in the countryside, tax collection, seigneurial game, etc. The wood-engraved frontispiece depicts a probe and an ecobue. A good copy, without the 10-page supplement devoted to these two tools. Worm hole on one spine, rare spotting.
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About the sale Antiquarian books from the 15th to the 19th century - Astronomy
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