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89 - CHASSAIGNE-GOYON. Agricultural Survey. Second series. Depart…
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Estimate €100 - €150
Description
CHASSAIGNE-GOYON. Agricultural Survey. Second series. Departmental surveys. Paris, Imprimerie impériale, 1867. 1 vol. in-4. 564 pp. Deep green leather, with a triple gilt fillet framing the covers; ribbed spine decorated with black fleurs-de-lis in the panels; gilt title, date and publisher’s name; gilt edges. Published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Public Works. Survey concerning the 24th constituency: Basses-Alpes, Var and Alpes-Maritimes. Report by Mr Chassaigne-Goyon, chairman of the survey in the 24th constituency. The only edition in this series of agricultural surveys aimed at assessing productivity, farming methods, techniques employed (fertilisers and cultivation methods), working conditions and wages, the financing of farms, the type of production favoured (livestock, cereals, wine, etc.) and current legislation. A fine copy
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