Friday, February 1, 2013


Observations sur la culture des arbres fruitiers. 1718.

Covers with gilt arms of la Rochefoucauld


[ROBERT, procureur au Châtelet]. 

Observations sur la culture des arbres fruitiers. 

Paris, Jacques Collombat, 1718.

950 €

12mo (16.2x8.8 cm), (20)-221-(2)-(1bl.) pages. 
binding: Contemporary full havana mottled calf, gilt arms on covers (La Rochefoucauld), spine gilt (fadded) in six compartments, title in gilt on lettering-piece, marbled endpapers. 
Caps rubbed, one corner bumped.


Scarce first edition of this works on fruit trees.



Good copy, binding with arms of la Rochefoucauld on covers.

references: Barbier [12958].

provenance: Library of Château de la Roche-Guyon (stamp on title) and Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld (1690-1762) (arms on covers).


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