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First edition

Antoine RISSO & Antoine POITEAU Histoire naturelle des orangers

Antoine RISSO & Antoine POITEAU

Histoire naturelle des orangers

Audot, Paris 1818-1822, in-folio (26x35cm), 2 tomes en un volume broché.


RISSO Antoine & POITEAU Antoine
Histoire naturelle des orangers [Natural History of Orange Trees]
Audot, Paris 1818-1822, in-folio (26 x 35 cm), two volumes in one, original wrappers with custom slipcase and chemises
First edition, an extremely rare copy on grand papier (deluxe), in-folio format.
The book is illustrated with 109 stippled engraved plates.
The cover and the spine have been repaired, scattered foxing, not serious. Slipcase and chemises in half cloth and brown shagreen, the squared spine with brown title piece, covers of ancient paper.
In this book dedicated to the Duchess of Berry, the author describes 169 species or varieties of orange trees and other citrus fruits. He addresses in the book both their cultivation (in a greenhouse or in groves) and their diseases and their cures, their utilization and the different ways which they can be cooked.
A valued copy, unsophisticated.
$ 15 000

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