BERTHOLLET
Instruction sur la conservation et les usages des pommes-de-terre
De l'imprimerie de la Feuille du cultivateur|à Paris ca 1795 S.d.|13 x 21 cm|cousu
The rare first edition of this pamphlet.
Stitched pamphlet, unbound.
The commission of agriculture and arts was founded in 1794 and Parmentier was from its creation an eminent and influential member. The potato was soon perceived, thanks to Parmentier, as a means to combat famine and food shortages, whether for humans or animals.
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€400