François Rozier - [Tome VII] - Cours complet d'agriculture - 1787

ROZIER (Abbé François) [Tome VII] - Complete course of theoretical, practical, economic agriculture and rural veterinary medicine, or A Universal Dictionary of Agriculture. Paris, at Delalain fils, 1787. 1 volume in-4 (25.5 x 19.5 cm), half calf (19th-century binding), gilding on the spine, [4]-760 pages (complete volume). Front boards rubbed, some foxing. Good overall condition. Volume VII alone illustrated with 22 plates including 2 folding plates, vignette on the title page in the original edition. This monumental dictionary gathers the entire knowledge of the time on land management, crops, livestock, estate economy, and veterinary care. Great scholars such as Antoine Parmentier or Chaptal contributed to it. The original edition began to appear in 1781 with the publisher Serpente. The complete collection comprises 12 volumes. A pleasant copy. Note: The other volumes of this work (except volumes I, XIX and supplements) are currently for sale on my Catawiki page. Grouped shipping is possible with a single shipping fee to pay.

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