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*The New Rustic Home, or A Practical and General Guide to Ru…
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126
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*The New Rustic Home, or A Practical and General Guide to Ru…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€280 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
*The New Rustic Home, or A Practical and General Guide to Rural Economy for All Country Estates*, new edition in 3 volumes, published by Deterville and Desray, Paris, 1798. Volumes with plates of illustrations as separate inserts, some of which are fold-out. In-4, full leather binding with a five-ribbed spine and a raised panel decorated with a gilded basin, bearing the title and volume number: Volume 1, XVI pages of tables and 889 pages of text, containing at least 30 plates, including 4 fold-out plates; Volume 2: VI pages of tables and 899 pp. of text, at least 19 plates, including 15 fold-out plates; and Volume 3: 12 pages of tables and 1,006 pp. of text, at least 18 plates, including 9 fold-out plates. Complete set. Volumes show signs of wear, with rounded corners, loose binding, and split inner bands; otherwise in fair condition, with fresh interiors, water stains on Volume 3, and in a used condition.
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ID: 89302143
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