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189 - REY DE PLANAZU (François Joseph).
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REY DE PLANAZU (François Joseph). Works on Agriculture. 1786–1787. 26 fascicles in one quarto volume, 19.5 × 26 cm, contemporary binding in marbled fawn calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. 1. Treatise on the causes of the state of stagnation and lethargy in French agriculture. Paris, Imprimerie de Grangé, 1787. 22 pp. 2. Treatise on simple methods for producing the most economical fertiliser… Troyes, Imprimerie de la veuve Gobelet, 1786. 4 pp., 1 plate. 3. Table showing the division of land into twelve soil types, so that none may ever lie uncultivated, fallow or in rest. Orléans, Couret de Villeneuve’s Press, 1786. 14 pp., 1 plate. 4. Treatise on the potato, with a mill for extracting flour from it. Meaux, Augustin-Ponce Courtois Press, 1786. 1 folio, 8 folios, 1 plate. 5. Treatise on the use of various harrows, with a description of a roller harrow suitable for clay soils. Troyes, Widow Gobelet’s Press, 1786. 1 folio, 4 pp., 1 plate. 6. Treatise on the various methods of sowing, with a description of a new seed drill of his own invention. Troyes, Widow Gobelet’s Press, 1786. 1 folio, 2 pp., 1 plate. 7. Treatise on the methods of cultivating all kinds of meadow fodder… Orléans, Printed by Couret de Villeneuve, 1786. 16 pp., 5 plates. 8. Description of a machine for cutting turnips and other root vegetables whilst still in the ground to be used as fertiliser… Troyes, Printed by the widow Gobelet, 1786. 4 pp. (incorrectly numbered 3), 1 plate. 9. Description of a simple and inexpensive lever… Troyes, Printed by the widow Gobelet, 1786. 1 folio, 2 pp., 1 plate. 10. Treatise on oxen… Troyes, Printed by the widow Gobelet, 1786. 1 folio, 12 pp., 1 plate. 11. Description of various probes with outlets… Troyes, Widow Gobelet’s Printing House, 1786. 4 pp. (incorrectly numbered 3), 1 plate. 12. A machine for threshing grain. Compiègne, Bertrand’s Press, 1786. 1 folio, 4 pp., 1 plate. 13. Treatise on the cultivation of turnips and on the benefits of this fodder for livestock… Troyes, Printed by the widow Gobelet, 1786. 1 folio, 8 pp., 1 plate. 14. Description of a cart suitable for transplanting large trees. Troyes, Printed by the widow Gobelet, 1786. 1 fol., 2 pp., 1 plate. 15. Description and explanation of a machine for preserving pome fruit during the winter… Troyes, Widow Gobelet’s Press, 1786. 1 fol., 2 pp., 1 plate. 16. Hydraulic machine… Troyes, Printed by the widow Gobelet, 1786. 1 folio, 4 pp., 2 plates. 17. Description of a hand-cranked mill for chopping straw and leaves… Compiègne, Bertrand’s Press, 1786. 1 folio, 4 pp., 1 plate. 18. Treatise on all kinds of poultry or farmyard birds… Troyes, Printed by the widow Gobelet, 1786. 1 folio, 20 pp., 1 plate. 19. Collection containing various methods of agricultural management. Troyes, Printed by the widow Gobelet, 1786. 1 folio, 40 pp. A small section of paper is missing from one leaf, without affecting the text but affecting the typographical layout. 20. Machines for cutting turf… Compiègne, Bertrand’s Press, 1786. 2 ff., 1 pl. 21. A simple method of planting using a double string… 1 f. 22. Machine for winnowing rye. 1 folio. 23. The spectacle of nature, as seen in the products of agriculture and rural economy. Paris, Cailleau’s Printing House for the author’s widow, 1787. 12 pp., 1 plate. 24. Description of a harrow for removing stubble. Paris, Cailleau’s Press for the author’s widow, 1787. 8 pp., 1 plate. 25. Description of two machines, one of which is used to open furrows… and the other to cover the seeds… Paris, Imprimerie de Cailleau for the author’s widow, 1787. 4 pp., 1 plate. 26. Treatise on bees… Paris, Grangé Press, 1787. 1 folio, 12 pp., 2 plates. First editions of these treatises on agricultural economics, illustrated with 30 plates engraved and watercoloured at the time. Booklets 21 and 22 are entirely engraved. The author’s signature on the title pages, with his stencilled monogram. Restored binding. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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