[PATTULLO (Henry)]. Essay on Land Improvement. Paris, Durand - Lot 188

[PATTULLO (Henry)]. Essay on Land Improvement. Paris, Durand, 1759. In-12, marbled calfskin, decorated spine, red title label, red edges (contemporary binding). Second edition, illustrated with 3 copperplate engravings. A treatise dedicated to the Marquise de Pompadour, in which the author—a Scottish agronomist and member of the Physiocratic school—describes modern farming techniques. (INED, no. 3483, for the original 1758 edition.) Engraved ex-libris bearing the coat of arms of C. A. de Thelis. Bookworm damage to the back cover and part of the spine, extending the height of one panel. Scuffing on the binding.

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