Reaumur - Art de faire eclorre 3 Bde. Lot n° 158

Reaumur, (R.A.F.) de. Art de faire éclorre de d'élever en tout saison des oiseaux domestiques de toutes especes. 2me édition. 3 vols. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1751. XVIII, 364 p.; 2 vols. 427 p.; XII, 144 p. With 20 folded. Engraved copper plates and 12 fig. Head vignettes. Cl.-8°. Hardcover d. (scuffed and bumped, R-joints chipped, 1 cover loose).- Cf. Nissen ZBI 3314.- Expanded second edition of the work on poultry breeding and husbandry first published in 1749-51. The French naturalist Réaumur (1683-1757) dealt with insectology, temperature measurement, the manufacture of steel, glass and paper, etc.- The copper plates and vignettes show stables and enclosures, breeding devices, etc.- Ex-libris of the New York Grolier Club on mirror.