Rare set of eight works by Baron Thénard, all in first edition, seven of which concern agronomy.
The son of the chemist Louis Thénard, the agronomist Paul Thénard (1819–1884) conducted extensive research on soil fertility, begun on the estate of his in-laws in Givry, where he first undertook soil analysis in order to understand the factors favourable to vine cultivation.
In 1847 his wife inherited an estate in Talmay (Côte-d’Or). While retaining Givry, he settled in Talmay to pursue his investigations into ways of improving soil fertility.
Contemporary half midnight-blue shagreen, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt tools; slight rubbing to the spine; marbled paper boards; marbled endpapers and pastedowns; corners lightly softened; sprinkled edges.
A few insignificant marginal spots; a few distributor’s stamps at the foot of some leaves.
- I. Mémoire sur les combinaisons du phosphore avec l’hydrogène (1845, 38 pp., one folding plate with five figures). Offprint from the Annales de chimie et de physique, vol. XIV.