2 volumes, 8vo (203 x 123 mm). 14 copper engraved plates. (Some light toning.) Contemporary polished calf gilt, red and green morocco lettering-pieces gilt, edges speckled red (some scuffs and chipping to extremities). Provenance: Penn Libraries (shelfmarks “Library, Ben Damph. Forest”).

 

FIRST EDITION of Duhamel’s treatise, which was a significant contribution to the advancement of technology for agriculture and well recognized in France. Philip Miller revised and translated the work from the French, making the technological advances developed in France available to a wider readership, particularly farmers in English. ESTC T130245.