PHYSICO-ECONOMIC LIBRARY, informative and fun.... Lot 29
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PHYSICO-ECONOMIC LIBRARY, informative and fun. Containing Memoirs, Practical Observations on Rural Economy, new Discoveries, Description & Figure of new Machines, Instrumentation that can be used according to the Experiences of their Authors, Recipes, Practices, Processes, New external or internal Medicamens related to Men & Animals [...]. Paris, Buisson, années 1782 à 1795. 18 volumes in-12, marbled basane, decorated smooth spine (contemporary binding).
Sgard, number 168.
Important periodical published from 1782 to 1826, whose complete collections are very rare.
An important part of this magazine is about gastronomy and beverages, especially wine.
Together 14 years in 18 uniformly bound volumes at the end of the 18th century, the first 8, from 1782 to the Revolution, being complete in 12 volumes; the other 6 volumes are for the years 1790 to 1795 (1790: volume I; 1791: volume II; 1792: volume I).
Illustrated with 41 intaglio engraved folding plates and a folding board (in volume I of the year 1792).
Some volumes are in third, fifth or sixth editions. Wet seal on the titles.
Freckles. Wetness in some volumes, especially in volume I of 1787 and volume II of 1789 which are very wet with traces of mould (the plates of the 1787 volume are detached and heavily damaged). Title and tomaison erased from the spine of one volume.
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