Gustave Foëx - Cours complet de viticulture - 1891

Fascinating edition of this very comprehensive treatise on viticulture, amply illustrated with 6 chromo maps as plates outside the text, and 575 engravings in the text - The author first presents the history of viticulture from Antiquity to his era, tracing the origin of the vine, its diffusion in the various regions of the world, its economic importance, the advances made in cultivation methods, and the characteristics of the main European and non-European vineyards - He then develops an in-depth study of the vine’s botany, accurately describing its anatomy, physiology, vegetative and reproductive organs, its annual development, flowering, fertilization, grape maturation, as well as the climatic and geological conditions favorable to its growth - Gustave Foëx - Cours complet de viticulture - 1891 - Camille Coulet & Georges Masson - 1002 Pages. Good condition of the binding, work in its original red half-leather, red faux-leather boards, wear from use, a few minor defects on boards and spine, head cap damaged, marbled edges, spine with raised bands, gilded lettering and author’s name, flat decorations on the boards - Good interior condition, paper uniformly browning, edition of this very comprehensive treatise on viticulture, amply illustrated with 6 chromo maps outside the text, and 575 engravings in the text, front endpapers marbled in good condition, a pleasing copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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