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111 - BIDET (Nicolas). A Treatise on the Nature and Cultivation of…
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BIDET (Nicolas). A Treatise on the Nature and Cultivation of the Vine; on Wine, the Art of Making It, and the Proper Management of It. For use by the various vineyards of the Kingdom of France. Second edition. Expanded and corrected by Mr Bidet (...). And revised by Mr Du Hamel du Monceau (...). With illustrations. Paris, Savoye, 1759. 2 vols. in-12, xxiv pp., 534 pp., [1] f.; [5] ff., 304 pp., with 15 (out of 16) folding plates, including one table and 14 engraved by Choffard; plate 5 of the second volume is missing; marbled fawn calfskin, smooth, decorated spines, red title labels, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Pen-and-ink drawings on the upper cover of vol. I. The most complete edition, produced in accordance with the corrections by Duhamel du Monceau, and constituting a truly comprehensive treatise on viticulture. The first edition was published in 1752 and consisted of only a short volume of around a hundred pages. Born and died in Reims, Nicolas Bidet (1709–1782) was an agronomist and an officer of the King’s household, as well as sommelier to Queen Marie-Antoinette. Quérard I, 326 and II, 656. Vicaire 93. Oberlé, 91. Not listed in Bitting.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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