Le Socrate rustique, ou description de la conduite economique et morale d'un paysan philosophe

Second edition statement. Translation by Frey des Landres, who dedicated his work to Mirabeau, thus bringing Herzel's work closer to that of the physiocrats.
Contemporary brown glazed full calf binding. Decorated raised spine. Red morocco title label. Foot headcap partly lacking. 2 corners slightly bumped. Stains on boards. 2 scratches on lower board.
The work was sent with the dedication and a letter to Mirabeau. In additions, correspondence between the translator and the Marquis de Mirabeau who advocates the usefulness of Herzel's book. Hirzel, a physician from Zurich, had a very pronounced taste for agriculture; here he delivers his vision through the very precise description of an ideal farm in which a peasant philosopher operates. The work is a very practical manual of agriculture, recording the manner of improving potato yield, amending a field, etc. The particularity of this work is to emphasize the moral conduct of the farmer, this conduct being the virtue necessary for the proper functioning of the enterprise.